The use of biomarkers to assess the impact of pollution in coastal environments of the Iberian Peninsula: a practical approach.

@article{Cajaraville2000TheUO,
  title={The use of biomarkers to assess the impact of pollution in coastal environments of the Iberian Peninsula: a practical approach.},
  author={Miren P. Cajaraville and Maria Jo{\~a}o Bebianno and Josefina Blasco and Cinta Porte and Carmen Sarasquete and Aldo Viarengo},
  journal={The Science of the total environment},
  year={2000},
  volume={247 2-3},
  pages={
          295-311
        }
}
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