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Levels of selenium in relation to levels of mercury in fish from Mjøsa, a freshwater lake in Southeastern Norway

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  1. National Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 8156 Dep, 0033, Oslo 1, Norway

    A. Frøslie & G. Norheim

  2. Directorate for Wildlife and Freshwater Fish, Elgesetergt. 10, 7000, Trondheim, Norway

    O. T. Sandlund

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Frøslie, A., Norheim, G. & Sandlund, O.T. Levels of selenium in relation to levels of mercury in fish from Mjøsa, a freshwater lake in Southeastern Norway. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 572–577 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609778

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