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Characterizing Aquatic Health Using Salmonid Mortality, Physiology, and Biomass Estimates in Streams with Elevated Concentrations of Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, and Zinc in the Boulder River Watershed, Montana

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Pages 450-467 | Received 26 Mar 2001, Accepted 07 Oct 2002, Published online: 09 Jan 2011

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