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Heavy metal concentrations in great blue heron fecal castings in Washington State: A technique for monitoring regional and global trends in environmental contaminants

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  1. Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, 99352, Richland, Washington, USA

    R. E. Fitzner & R. H. Gray

  2. U.S. Department of Energy, 20585, Washington, DC, USA

    W. T. Hinds

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Fitzner, R.E., Gray, R.H. & Hinds, W.T. Heavy metal concentrations in great blue heron fecal castings in Washington State: A technique for monitoring regional and global trends in environmental contaminants. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 398–403 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00206678

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