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Mercury distribution in muscles and internal organs of the juvenile and adult Baltic cod (Gadus morrhua callarias Linnaeus, 1758) Cover

Mercury distribution in muscles and internal organs of the juvenile and adult Baltic cod (Gadus morrhua callarias Linnaeus, 1758)

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
Volume 41 (2012): Issue 2 (June 2012)
By: Justyna Kwaśniak and  Lucyna Falkowska  
Open Access
|Apr 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-012-0018-y | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
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Language: English
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Published on: Apr 19, 2012
Published by: University of Gdańsk
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Keywords:
total mercury,
distribution,
internal organs,
juvenile and adult cod,
southern Baltic
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Geosciences,
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