Lactational transfer of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in polar bears.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Chemosphere

• Publication date

  2012-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.02.053PMID 22464860
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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