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Acute toxicity of technical captan to algae and fish

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  1. Ecotoxicology Group, Environmental Sciences Center, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Serrano 115-dpdo. St., 28006, Madrid, Spain

    F. A. Antón, E. Laborda & P. Laborda

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Antón, F.A., Laborda, E. & Laborda, P. Acute toxicity of technical captan to algae and fish. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 392–399 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197199

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