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Optimized design for earthworm survival tests in soil

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  1. Environmental Science Branch, AECL Research, Whiteshell Laboratories, ROE 1L0, Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada

    Stephen C. Sheppard & William G. Evenden

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Sheppard, S.C., Evenden, W.G. Optimized design for earthworm survival tests in soil. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 648–655 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200776

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