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Use of two halogenated biphenyls as indicators of non-target exposure during rodenticide treatments

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  1. Central Science Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, London Road, SL3 7HJ, Slough, Berks, UK

    M. G. Townsend & P. Entwisle

  2. Central Science Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, GU3 3LQ, Worplesdon, Surrey, UK

    A. D. M. Hart

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Townsend, M.G., Entwisle, P. & Hart, A.D.M. Use of two halogenated biphenyls as indicators of non-target exposure during rodenticide treatments. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 526–533 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192595

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