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Kaimoana

Harvested New Zealand Green-lipped Mussels

Kaimoana in the Bay of Plenty is being monitored for PAHs following the environmental Rena disaster when heavy fuel oil was spilled into the sea.

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Rights: Sandy Austin CC BY-NC 2.0
Published: 11 January 2012Size: 229.16 KB
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