Organochlorine residues in adipose tissue of residents of the Texas Gulf coast

  • G. A. S. Ansari
  • Gordon P. James
  • L. Alice Hu
  • Edward S. Reynolds
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Keywords

Waste Water Adipose Tissue Water Management Water Pollution Gulf Coast 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • G. A. S. Ansari
    • 1
  • Gordon P. James
    • 1
  • L. Alice Hu
    • 1
  • Edward S. Reynolds
    • 1
  1. 1.Chemical Pathology Laboratory, Department of PathologyThe University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston

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