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Lead-poisoned wildfowl in Spain: A significant threat for human consumers

Raimon Guitart Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, Veterinary Faculty, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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Jordi Serratosa Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, Veterinary Faculty, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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Vernon G. Thomas Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Pages 301-309 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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