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Bioassays for detection of aldicarb in watermelon

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  1. Department of Avian Sciences, University of California, 95616, Davis, California

    Barry W. Wilson & John D. Henderson

  2. Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, 95616, Davis, California

    Barry W. Wilson, James N. Seiber, Mark E. Stelljes & Thomas E. Archer

  3. California Department of Health Services, 95814, Sacramento, California

    Gerald A. Pollock & James B. Knaak

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Wilson, B.W., Seiber, J.N., Stelljes, M.E. et al. Bioassays for detection of aldicarb in watermelon. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 159–166 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699394

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