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Southworth, G.R., Peterson, M.J., Adams, S.M. et al. Estimation of appropriate background concentrations for assessing mercury contamination in fish. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 211–218 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192035
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