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Heavy metal concentrations in a lichen of Mt. Rainier and Olympic National Parks, Washington, USA

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  1. Cooperative Park Studies Unit, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, 97331, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

    R. W. Frenzel, G. W. Witmer & E. E. Starkey

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Frenzel, R.W., Witmer, G.W. & Starkey, E.E. Heavy metal concentrations in a lichen of Mt. Rainier and Olympic National Parks, Washington, USA. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 158–164 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702376

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