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Heavy metal concentrations in tissues of mink in Virginia

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  1. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24061, Blacksburg, VA

    Martin C. Ogle, Patrick F. Scanlon & Roy L. Kirkpatrick

  2. Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, 2503 Brunswick Road, 22903, Charlottesville, VA

    Jack V. Gwynn

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Ogle, M.C., Scanlon, P.F., Kirkpatrick, R.L. et al. Heavy metal concentrations in tissues of mink in Virginia. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35, 29–37 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636476

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