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Pb, Cd, As, and Se concentrations in livers of dead wild birds from the Ebro Delta, Spain

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  1. Toxicology Laboratory, Clinic Hospital, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

    R. Guitart, M. Torra, S. Cerradelo, P. Puig-Casado, R. Mateo & J. To-Figueras

  2. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain

    R. Guitart & R. Mateo

  3. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain

    S. Cerradelo

  4. Department of Mathematics, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain

    P. Puig-Casado

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Guitart, R., Torra, M., Cerradelo, S. et al. Pb, Cd, As, and Se concentrations in livers of dead wild birds from the Ebro Delta, Spain. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 523–529 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194139

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