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Employing permeability coefficients to understand the biomobility and bioaccumulation of compounds sensitive to the environment

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    W. R. Cullen, F. G. Herring & J. C. Nelson

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Cullen, W.R., Herring, F.G. & Nelson, J.C. Employing permeability coefficients to understand the biomobility and bioaccumulation of compounds sensitive to the environment. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 171–175 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198484

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