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Chemicals, man and the environment

A historic perspective of pollution and related topics

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We wish to thank Prof. Dr. S. Safe, Texas A & M University for critical comments.

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Wijbenga, A., Hutzinger, O. Chemicals, man and the environment. Naturwissenschaften 71, 239–246 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441332

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