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Purification of PCB contaminated water by chitosan: A biological test of efficiency using the common barbel,Barbus barbus

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Van Daele, Y., Thomé, J.P. Purification of PCB contaminated water by chitosan: A biological test of efficiency using the common barbel,Barbus barbus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 858–865 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607850

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