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Many studies have been conducted on the effect of man-made pollution on ecosystems and the effects of environmental pollution on human health. Understandably, biological effects of toxic pollutants are of great concern to many segments of any society and particularly those dealing with the effects of pollutants on human and ecological systems.
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Matsumura, F. (1996). Ecosystems as buffers to human health. In: Di Giulio, R.T., Monosson, E. (eds) Interconnections Between Human and Ecosystem Health. Chapman & Hall Ecotoxicology Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1523-7_7
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