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Himeno, S., Watanabe, C., Hongo, T. et al. Body size and organ accumulation of mercury and selenium in young harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 503–509 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700229
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