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An Evaluation of acute bromine chloride toxicity to grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.) and juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus)

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  1. Benedict Estuarine Research Laboratory, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 20612, Benedict, Md.

    Dennis T. Burton & Stuart L. Margrey

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Burton, D.T., Margrey, S.L. An Evaluation of acute bromine chloride toxicity to grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.) and juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 19, 131–138 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685777

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