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Smith, T.J., Wilcock, R.J., Pridmore, R.D. et al. Persistence of chlordane applied to an intertidal sandflat. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 129–136 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193351
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