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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) from the Delaware River, USA

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The authors wish to thank the Delaware Estuary Program, Philadelphia University, and the Patrick Center for Environmental Research Endowment Fund for providing funding for this research.

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  1. Philadelphia University, School of Science and Health, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, USA

    J. T. F. Ashley, D. Libero & E. Halscheid

  2. Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, USA

    J. T. F. Ashley & L. Zaoudeh

  3. Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA

    H. M. Stapleton

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Ashley, J.T.F., Libero, D., Halscheid, E. et al. Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) from the Delaware River, USA. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 99–103 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9090-1

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