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Effects of sediment organic carbon on distribution of radiolabeled fluoranthene and PCBs among sediment, interstitial water, and biota

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  1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, 39180, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

    J. M. Brannon, C. B. Price, J. C. Pennington & V. A. McFarland

  2. AScl Corporation, 1720 Clay Street, Suite 3, 39180, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

    F. J. Reilly Jr.

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Brannon, J.M., Price, C.B., Reilly, F.J. et al. Effects of sediment organic carbon on distribution of radiolabeled fluoranthene and PCBs among sediment, interstitial water, and biota. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 873–880 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198284

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