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Ólafsdóttir, K., Petersen, Æ., Thórdardóttir, S. et al. Organochlorine residues in gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) in Iceland. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 382–389 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00206676
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