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Weight dependence of arsenic concentration in the Arabian Sea tuna fish

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Ashraf, M., Jaffar, M. Weight dependence of arsenic concentration in the Arabian Sea tuna fish. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 40, 219–225 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01881042

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