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Lethal and sub-lethal toxicity of lindane to Pimephales promelas and Ceriodaphnia dubia

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    M. Constable

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    P. Orr

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Constable, M., Orr, P. Lethal and sub-lethal toxicity of lindane to Pimephales promelas and Ceriodaphnia dubia . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 298–304 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198503

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