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Mercury and Lead Content in Fish Species From the River Gomti, Lucknow, India, as Biomarkers of Contamination

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The authors thank Director Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC) for his encouragement in the study. The help of Ms. Ila Mishra and Mr. Ramashanker Sahu in the experiments is duly acknowledged. Rakhi Agarwal is grateful to UGC for the award of a junior research fellowship.

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  1. Toxicokinetics Section, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, P.O. Box 80, M. G. Marg, Lucknow, (Uttar Pradesh), India

    R. Agarwal, R. Kumar & J. R. Behari

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Agarwal, R., Kumar, R. & Behari, J.R. Mercury and Lead Content in Fish Species From the River Gomti, Lucknow, India, as Biomarkers of Contamination. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 118–122 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9035-8

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