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Using comparative ecotoxicology to develop quantitative species sensitivity relationships (QSSR)

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    Jos Notenboom, Manon A. Vaal & Janneke A. Hoekstra

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Notenboom, J., Vaal, M.A. & Hoekstra, J.A. Using comparative ecotoxicology to develop quantitative species sensitivity relationships (QSSR). Environ. Sci. & Pollut. Res. 2, 242–243 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02986776

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