Mercury Content of Edible Flesh from Snapper, Chrysophrys Auratus (Bloch & Schneider), in the Victorian Commercial Catch

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1981, Pages 75-92

  Walker, Terence I ^a  

^a Ministry for Conservation ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 84970584952     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9810075     Document Type: Article

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