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Original Articles

Environmental contamination using accumulation of metals in marine sponge, Sigmadocia fibulata inhabiting the coastal waters of Gulf of Mannar, India

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Pages 487-498 | Received 07 Dec 2005, Accepted 30 Nov 2006, Published online: 23 Sep 2010

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