Lead and cadmium levels in muscle, liver, and kidney of scaup Aythya marila from Szczecin Lagoon, Poland

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1213-1222

  Kalisińska, Elzbieta ^a   Salicki, Wiesław ^b  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Duck; Human food; Lead; Scaup

Indexed keywords

AVES; AYTHYA MARILA;

EID: 79751520690     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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