History of Wildlife Toxicology and the Interpretation of Contaminant Concentrations in Tissues

Environmental Contaminants in Biota: Interpreting Tissue Concentrations, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 9-46

  Rattner, Barnett A ^a   Scheuhammer, Anton M ^b   Elliott, John E ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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