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Title: Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in a marine copepod: Methylmercury in a marine copepod
Award ID(s):
1634024
PAR ID:
10075256
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Volume:
36
Issue:
5
ISSN:
0730-7268
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1287 to 1293
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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