Mercury and arsenic speciation in the muscle tissue of Scyliorhinus canicula from the Mediterranean sea.

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

Pharmacological-Biologic Department, Chemistry and Biochemistry Section, Medicine Veterinary Faculty, University of Bari, Strada Prov. le per Casamassima km 3, Valenzano (BA), 70010, Italy.

Published: July 2005

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