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Keller, A.E. Acute toxicity of several pesticides, organic compounds, and a wastewater effluent to the freshwater mussel, Anodonta imbecilis, Ceriodaphnia dubia, and Pimephales promelas . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 696–702 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201647
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