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Metal concentrations in American lobster and channeled whelk from two dredge spoil dump sites in Long Island Sound

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  1. National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Milford Laboratory, 06460, Milford, Connecticut, USA

    Richard Greig & Jose J. Pereira

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Greig, R., Pereira, J.J. Metal concentrations in American lobster and channeled whelk from two dredge spoil dump sites in Long Island Sound. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 626–632 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191256

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