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Confirmation of the presence of the flame retardant decabromobiphenyl ether in river sediment from Osaka, Japan

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  1. Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nakamichi 1-3-69, Higashinari-ku, 537, Osaka

    Isao Watanabe

  2. Department of Hygiene and Pharmacology, Setsunan University, Nagaotouge-cho 45-1, 573, Hirakata

    Takashi Kashimoto

  3. Department of Environment Conservation, Ehime University, Tarumi 3-5-7, 790, Matuyama, Japan

    Ryo Tatsukawa

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Watanabe, I., Kashimoto, T. & Tatsukawa, R. Confirmation of the presence of the flame retardant decabromobiphenyl ether in river sediment from Osaka, Japan. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36, 839–842 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623592

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