Apis mellifera ligustica, Spinola 1806 as bioindicator for detecting environmental contamination: a preliminary study of heavy metal pollution in Trieste, Italy

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  2016

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  Environmental science and pollution research international

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  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s11356-016-7862-zPMID 27744589
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