Piscivorous mammalian wildlife as sentinels of methylmercury exposure and neurotoxicity in humans

Methylmercury and Neurotoxicity

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 357-370

  Basu, Niladri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84983511350     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2383-6_20     Document Type: Chapter

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