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Toxicity of dibutyl phthalate-contaminated sediment to laboratory- and field-colonized estuarine benthic communities

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    Marlin E. Tagatz, Gayle R. Plaia & Christine H. Deans

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Tagatz, M.E., Plaia, G.R. & Deans, C.H. Toxicity of dibutyl phthalate-contaminated sediment to laboratory- and field-colonized estuarine benthic communities. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 141–150 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607741

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