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Atrazine, alachlor, and carbofuran contamination of well water in central maine

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  1. Department of Food Science, 102B Holmes Hall, University of Maine, 04469, Orono, Maine, USA

    R. J. Bushway, H. L. Hurst, L. B. Perkins & L. Tian

  2. Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Technology, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain

    C. Guiberteau Cabanillas

  3. Millipore Corp., 80Ashby Road, 01730, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

    B. E. S. Young

  4. ImmunoSystems, Inc., 4 Washington Avenue, 04074, Scarborough, Maine, USA

    B. S. Ferguson

  5. State of Maine, Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Board of Pesticides Control, Deering Bldg., AMHI Complex, 04333, Augusta, Maine, USA

    H. S. Jennings

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Bushway, R.J., Hurst, H.L., Perkins, L.B. et al. Atrazine, alachlor, and carbofuran contamination of well water in central maine. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 1–9 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193333

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