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Acute toxicity of organochlorined pesticides to the European eel,Anguilla anguilla: The dependency on exposure time and temperature

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  1. Department of Animal Biology (Animal Physiology), Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Valencia, Dr. Moliner, 50 Burjasot, 46100, Valencia, Spain

    M. D. Ferrando, E. Andreu-Moliner, M. M. Almar, C. Cebrian & A. Nuñez

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Ferrando, M.D., Andreu-Moliner, E., Almar, M.M. et al. Acute toxicity of organochlorined pesticides to the European eel,Anguilla anguilla: The dependency on exposure time and temperature. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 365–369 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688297

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