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Selected metal levels of commercially valuable seaweeds adjacent to and distant from point sources of contamination in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

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  1. Invertebrates, Marine Plants and Environmental Ecology Division, Biological Sciences Branch, Halifax Fisheries Research Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Scotia-Fundy Region, P.O. Box 550, B3J 2S7, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    G. J. Sharp

  2. Laboratory and Shellfish Division, Air and Water Branch, Environmental Protection Service, Conservation and Protection, Environment Canada, B2Y 2N6, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

    H. S. Samant & O. C. Vaidya

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Sharp, G.J., Samant, H.S. & Vaidya, O.C. Selected metal levels of commercially valuable seaweeds adjacent to and distant from point sources of contamination in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 40, 724–730 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01697522

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