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Lichens as bioindicators of aerial fallout of heavy metals in Zaria, Nigeria

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  1. University of Illinois, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, 618101, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    Moses M. Kapu & David J. Schaeffer

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    Moses M. Kapu, Madupe M. Ipaye, Regina A. I. Ega & Mohammed L. Balarabe

  3. Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria

    Helmina O. Akanya

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Kapu, M.M., Ipaye, M.M., Ega, R.A.I. et al. Lichens as bioindicators of aerial fallout of heavy metals in Zaria, Nigeria. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 413–416 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702203

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