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Organochlorines and Metals in Spanish Imperial Eagle Eggs, 1986–87

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Luis M. Hernández
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Contamination, Instituto de Quimica Organica General (CSIC), Calle Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Maria J. González
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Contamination, Instituto de Quimica Organica General (CSIC), Calle Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Mario A. Fernandez
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Contamination, Instituto de Quimica Organica General (CSIC), Calle Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.

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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1988

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