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Acute toxicity of the fungicide captan to the earthwormEisenia foetida (Savigny)

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    F. Anton, E. Laborda & P. Laborda

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Anton, F., Laborda, E. & Laborda, P. Acute toxicity of the fungicide captan to the earthwormEisenia foetida (Savigny). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 82–87 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701832

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