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Acute toxicity of hydrazine hydrate to the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) and daphnid (Daphnia pulex)

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Velte, J.S. Acute toxicity of hydrazine hydrate to the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) and daphnid (Daphnia pulex). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 33, 598–604 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625590

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