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Assessment of the trace metal levels in two species of mussels from the Agadir Marine Bay, South of Morocco

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  1. Laboratory of “Water and Environment,” Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ibn Zohr, B. P. 28/S, Agadir, Morocco

    A. Moukrim, A. Kaaya & S. Najimi

  2. INSERM U. 303 Mer Santé, Laboratory of Marine Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Nice, France

    M. Roméo & M. Gnassia-Barelli

  3. Laboratory of Food Toxicology, University of Bordeaux I, 33405, Talence, France

    J. F. Narbonne

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Moukrim, A., Kaaya, A., Najimi, S. et al. Assessment of the trace metal levels in two species of mussels from the Agadir Marine Bay, South of Morocco. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 65, 478–485 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001280000149

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