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6. Selahvarzi S, Sobhanardakani S. Analysis and health risk assessment of toxic (Cd and Pb) and essential (Cu and Zn) elements through consumption of potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivated in Iran. Int J Environ Anal Chem 2022;102(18):6310-20.

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