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Mercury in the hairs of polar bears Ursus maritimus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

A. Renzoni  and
R. J. Norstrom
A. Renzoni
Affiliation:
Dipartimento Biologia Ambientale, Via delle Cerchia, 3, 53100 Siena, Italy
R. J. Norstrom
Affiliation:
Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Research Centre, 100 Gamelin Blvd, Hull Québec, CanadaK1A OH3
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Polar Record , Volume 26 , Issue 159 , October 1990 , pp. 326 - 328
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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