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Acute toxicity of chromate, DDT, PCP, TPBS, and zinc toDaphnia magna cultured in hard and soft water

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Berglind, R., Dave, G. Acute toxicity of chromate, DDT, PCP, TPBS, and zinc toDaphnia magna cultured in hard and soft water. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 33, 63–68 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625512

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