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Assessment of trace metals contamination in soil, leaf litter and leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in the vicinity of a metallurgical factory near Menzel Bourguiba (Tunisia)

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Pages 991-1002 | Received 30 Sep 2017, Accepted 12 Nov 2017, Published online: 18 Jan 2018

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