Rapid methods to detect organic mercury and total selenium in biological samples

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Nam, Dong Ha ^a   Basu, Niladri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 78651265645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-5-3     Document Type: Article

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