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Lead and cadmium concentrations in marine organisms from the tarragona coastal waters, Spain

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Schuhmacher, M., Bosque, M.A., Domingo, J.L. et al. Lead and cadmium concentrations in marine organisms from the tarragona coastal waters, Spain. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 784–789 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701803

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