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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the digestive glands of the American lobster, Homarus americanus, captured in the proximity of a coal-coking plant

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  1. Marine Chemistry Division, Physical and Chemical Science Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, P.O. Box 550, B3J 2S7, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Thomas L. King & John F. Uthe

  2. C. Musial Consulting Chemist Ltd., S17 B17 RR 2, Armdale, B3L 4J2, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Charles J. Musial

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King, T.L., Uthe, J.F. & Musial, C.J. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the digestive glands of the American lobster, Homarus americanus, captured in the proximity of a coal-coking plant. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 907–914 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209957

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