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Rapid assessment of effluent toxicities usingE. coli as a bioindicator

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  1. Zoology Department, University of Port Elizabeth, P.O. Box 1600, 6000, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    G. A. Thompson & R. J. Watling

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Thompson, G.A., Watling, R.J. Rapid assessment of effluent toxicities usingE. coli as a bioindicator. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 75–79 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609705

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