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Acute toxicity of ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate to the guadalupe bass,Micropterus treculi

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  1. Aquatic Station, Southwest Texas State University, 78666, San Marcos, TX

    J. R. Tomasso

  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, Route 1, Box 159-D, 78666, San Marcos, TX

    G. J. Carmichael

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Tomasso, J.R., Carmichael, G.J. Acute toxicity of ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate to the guadalupe bass,Micropterus treculi . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36, 866–870 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623596

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