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Partitioning of PCBs in the muscle and reproductive tissues of paddlefish,Polyodon spathula, at the falls of the Ohio River

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  1. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oak Creek Laboratory of Biology, Oregon State University, 97330, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

    Deke T. Gundersen

  2. Water Resources Laboratory, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

    William D. Pearson

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Gundersen, D.T., Pearson, W.D. Partitioning of PCBs in the muscle and reproductive tissues of paddlefish,Polyodon spathula, at the falls of the Ohio River. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 455–462 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01239652

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