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Joiris, C.R., Moatemri, N.L. & Holsbeek, L. Mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in suspended particulate matter from the European Arctic Seas. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 893–900 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209470
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