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Lead and mercury levels in raccoons from Macon County, Alabama

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  1. Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, & Toxicology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University, 36088, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA

    A. T. Khan & S. J. Thompson

  2. XIBT, Xavier University of Louisiana, 70125, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    H. W. Mielke

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Khan, A.T., Thompson, S.J. & Mielke, H.W. Lead and mercury levels in raccoons from Macon County, Alabama. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 812–816 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197963

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