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Janssen, C.R., Heijerick, D.G. (2003). Algal Toxicity Tests for Environmental Risk Assessments of Metals. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 178. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21728-2_2

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