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Dewailly, E., Nantel, A., Weber, J.P. et al. High levels of PCBs in breast milk of inuit women from arctic quebec. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 641–646 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701981
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