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Residues of organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water of Ahmedabad City, India

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 15261, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    J. P. Jani & J. S. Mistry

  2. National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghani Nagar, 380016, Ahmedabad, India

    C. V. Raiyani, J. S. Patel, N. M. Desai & S. K. Kashyap

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Jani, J.P., Raiyani, C.V., Mistry, J.S. et al. Residues of organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water of Ahmedabad City, India. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 381–385 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702198

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