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Tejedor, M.C., Gonzalez, M. Comparison between lead levels in blood and bone tissue of rock doves (Columba livia) treated with lead acetate or exposed to the environment of Alcalá de Henares. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 835–842 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201143
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