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Original Articles

Survey of levels of cadmium in oysters, mussels, clams and scallops from the Pacific Northwest coast of Canada

Pages 131-139 | Received 25 Jul 2009, Accepted 27 Sep 2009, Published online: 17 Nov 2009

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