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Relationship of per cent mortality of four species of aquatic biota from 96-hour sediment bioassays of five lake Michigan harbors and elutriate chemistry of the sediments

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    Robert A. Hoke & Bayliss L. Prater

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Hoke, R.A., Prater, B.L. Relationship of per cent mortality of four species of aquatic biota from 96-hour sediment bioassays of five lake Michigan harbors and elutriate chemistry of the sediments. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 25, 394–399 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01985544

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