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Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis for determination of accelerated degradation of thiocarbamate herbicides

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  1. Departments of Entomology, The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, 44691, Wooster, Ohio, USA

    J. P. Reed, H. R. Krueger & F. R. Hall

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Reed, J.P., Krueger, H.R. & Hall, F.R. Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis for determination of accelerated degradation of thiocarbamate herbicides. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 929–934 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702067

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