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Acute toxicity of some synthetic cationic and zwitterionic surfactants to freshwater amphipod Echinogammarus tibaldii

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio-Località Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy

    C. Pantani & M. C. Maggitti

  2. Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Via Vetoio-Località Coppito, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy

    N. Spreti

  3. Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Via Elce di Sotto 10, 06100, Perugia, Italy

    R. Germani

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Pantani, C., Spreti, N., Maggitti, M.C. et al. Acute toxicity of some synthetic cationic and zwitterionic surfactants to freshwater amphipod Echinogammarus tibaldii . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 179–186 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203007

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