Avian feathers as a non-destructive bio-monitoring tool of trace metals signatures: a case study from severely contaminated areas.

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  2015

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  Chemosphere

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  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.068PMID 25112582
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