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Degradation of malathion by microorganisms isolated from industrial effluents

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  1. Developmental Toxicology Division, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, M.G. Marg, P.O. Box 80, 226 001, Lucknow, India

    Ashok K. Singh & P. K. Seth

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Singh, A.K., Seth, P.K. Degradation of malathion by microorganisms isolated from industrial effluents. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 28–35 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702234

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