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Heavy metals in the eastern oyster,Crassostrea virginica, of the Mississippi sound

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  1. Analytical Chemistry Section, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 7000, 39564, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

    Thomas F. Lytle

  2. Environmental Chemistry Section, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 7000, 39564, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

    Julia S. Lytle

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Lytle, T.F., Lytle, J.S. Heavy metals in the eastern oyster,Crassostrea virginica, of the Mississippi sound. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 142–148 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702374

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