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Acute lethal toxicity of some reference chemicals to freshwater fishes of scandinavia

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Oikari, A.O.J. Acute lethal toxicity of some reference chemicals to freshwater fishes of scandinavia. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 23–28 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691784

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