Metal and metalloid concentrations in the tissues of dusky Carcharhinus obscurus, sandbar C. plumbeus and white Carcharodon carcharias sharks from south-eastern Australian waters, and the implications for human consumption
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Thanks are due to NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) for provision of samples from the OTLF through research conducted via support from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation on behalf of the Australian Government, and the Shark Meshing Program. Sample collection was approved by NSW DPI Animal Care and Ethics Committee (Refs. 12/19 and 10/06), and approval for this study was granted by Southern Cross University Animal Care and Ethics Committee (Ref. 13/12). This study was
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