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Residue levels of organochlorines and mercury in Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, eggs from the Faiyum Oasis, Egypt

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  1. Department of Toxicology, Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Wim C. Mullié

  2. Foundation for Ornithological Research in Egypt, Belfort 7, 4336 JK, Middelburg, The Netherlands

    Wim C. Mullié

  3. Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Università di Siena, Via delle Cerchia 3, 53100, Siena, Italy

    A. Massi, S. Focardi & A. Renzoni

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Mullié, W.C., Massi, A., Focardi, S. et al. Residue levels of organochlorines and mercury in Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, eggs from the Faiyum Oasis, Egypt. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 739–746 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195996

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