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Heavy metal concentrations in the banana prawn,Penaeus merguiensis, and leader prawn, P.monodon, in the townsv region of Australia

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  1. Graduate School of Tropical Veterinary Science and School of Biological Sciences, James Cook University, 4811, Townsville, Australia

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Darmono, D., Denton, G.R.W. Heavy metal concentrations in the banana prawn,Penaeus merguiensis, and leader prawn, P.monodon, in the townsv region of Australia. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 479–486 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701233

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