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Toxicity to chicken embryos of organic extracts from airborne particulates separated into five sizes

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Matsumoto, H. Toxicity to chicken embryos of organic extracts from airborne particulates separated into five sizes. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 44–49 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689057

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