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Uptake and release of cadmium in various organs of the common mussel,Mytilus edulis (L.)

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Everaarts, J.M. Uptake and release of cadmium in various organs of the common mussel,Mytilus edulis (L.). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 560–567 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700629

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