Bioavailable mercury in arctic snow determined by a light-emitting mer-lux bioreporter

Arctic

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 92-95

  Scott, Karen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 0035035348     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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