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Organochlorine insecticide residues in some agricultural soils on the North Coast Region of New South Wales

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  1. North Coast Agricultural Institute, 2480, Wollongbar

    K. W. McDougall & C. R. Harris

  2. Biological and Chemical Research Institute, 2116, Rydalmere, New South Wales, Australia

    G. Singh & F. R. Higginson

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McDougall, K.W., Singh, G., Harris, C.R. et al. Organochlorine insecticide residues in some agricultural soils on the North Coast Region of New South Wales. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 286–293 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689419

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