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Total body burdens of Zn, Pb, Al and Cu were measured in Swedish marine nemerteans sampled from an area close to a major source of pollution. Accumulation patterns varied both seasonally and spatially. The results suggest that nemerteans may be useful bioindicator species in environmental monitoring programmes.
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McEvoy, E.G., Sundberg, P. (1993). Patterns of trace metal accumulation in Swedish marine nemerteans. In: Gibson, R., Moore, J., Sundberg, P. (eds) Advances in Nemertean Biology. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2052-4_21
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