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Bioconcentration factors (BCF) of silver in wild Agaricus campestris

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  1. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Research Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. J. Sobieskiego 18, PL 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland

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Falandysz, J., Danisiewicz, D. Bioconcentration factors (BCF) of silver in wild Agaricus campestris . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 122–129 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212398

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