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Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in clams and sediments from an impacted estuary by the oil industry in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico: Concentrations and bioaccumulation factors

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Pages 1503-1511 | Received 28 May 2009, Published online: 10 Nov 2009

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