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Trace metals, PCBs, and PAHs in benthic (epipelic) diatoms from intertidal sediments; a pilot study

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  1. National Institute for Marine and Coastal Management, P.O. Box 20907, 2500, EX The Hague, The Netherlands

    J. Stronkhorst & R. Misdorp

  2. Geological Survey of The Netherlands, District North, P.O. Box 85, Oosterwolde, The Netherlands

    P. C. Vos

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Stronkhorst, J., Vos, P.C. & Misdorp, R. Trace metals, PCBs, and PAHs in benthic (epipelic) diatoms from intertidal sediments; a pilot study. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 818–824 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200689

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