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Organochlorine residues in human adipose tissue of the population of Zaragoza (Spain)

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  1. Toxicology Service, Clinical Hospital, C/S, Juan Bosco 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain

    A. Ferrer

  2. Toxicology Laboratory, Clinical Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

    M. A. Bona, M. Castellano, J. To-Figueras & M. Brunet

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Ferrer, A., Bona, M.A., Castellano, M. et al. Organochlorine residues in human adipose tissue of the population of Zaragoza (Spain). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 561–566 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199074

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