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Organochlorine recovery from small adipose samples with the Universal Trace Residue Extractor (Unitrex)

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Head, S.L., Burse, V.W. Organochlorine recovery from small adipose samples with the Universal Trace Residue Extractor (Unitrex). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 848–856 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01855865

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