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Lakshmanan, P.T., Nambisan, P.N.K. Bioaccumulation and depuration of some trace metals in the mussel,Perna viridis (Linnaeus). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 131–138 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702249
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