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Copper, Lead, Cadmium and Mercury Concentrations in the Mussel Elliptio

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  1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ankara University, Diskapi, 06110, Ankara, Turkey

    Ender Yarsan & Levent Altintas

  2. A Type Food Control Detachment Command, 1st Army Commandership, Selimiye, 34012, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ruhtan Baskaya, Ahmet Yildiz & Serdar Yesilot

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Yarsan, E., Baskaya, R., Yildiz, A. et al. Copper, Lead, Cadmium and Mercury Concentrations in the Mussel Elliptio. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 218–220 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9166-y

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