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Micallef, S., Tyler, P.A. Levels and interactions of selenium with group IIB metals in mussels from Swansea Bay, South Wales, U.K.. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 344–351 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699959
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