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Organochlorine pesticide residues in cereals in Nigerian markets

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    O. Osibanjo

  2. Department of Science Laboratory Technology, The Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, Nigeria

    A. Adeyeye

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Osibanjo, O., Adeyeye, A. Organochlorine pesticide residues in cereals in Nigerian markets. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 460–465 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195121

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