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Acute toxicity of cadmium, copper, mercury, and zinc to ciliates from activated sludge plants

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  1. Institute of Ecology, University of Parma, 43100, Parma, Italy

    Paolo Madoni & Gessica Gorbi

  2. Centro de Investigaciones del Agua, CSIC, La Poveda, 28500, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain

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Madoni, P., Esteban, G. & Gorbi, G. Acute toxicity of cadmium, copper, mercury, and zinc to ciliates from activated sludge plants. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 900–905 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203165

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