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Evaluation of the “reference toxicant” addition procedure for testing the toxicity of environmental samples

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  1. Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    David J. Schaeffer, Michelle Goehner, Eric Grebe, Larry G. Hansen, Kurt Hankenson, Genoveva Matheus, Andrew Miz & Kara Trommater

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, University of Illinois, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    Edwin E. Herricks

  3. Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, 325 West Adams, Room 300, 62704, Springfield, Illinois, USA

    Ram Reddy

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Schaeffer, D.J., Goehner, M., Grebe, E. et al. Evaluation of the “reference toxicant” addition procedure for testing the toxicity of environmental samples. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 540–546 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700943

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