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Trace-elements in sheep grazing near a lead-zinc smelting complex at Port Pirie, South Australia

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    Present address: Central Veterinary Laboratories, Department of Agriculture, I.M.V.S., Frome Road, 5000, Adelaide, S.A., Australia

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Koh, T.S., Judson, G.J. Trace-elements in sheep grazing near a lead-zinc smelting complex at Port Pirie, South Australia. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 87–95 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607734

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