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Comparative Analytical Data in the Source Determination of Unknown Spilled Oil in the Haydarpaşa Port (Marmara Sea), Turkey

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This study is supported by the Research Fund Secretariat of the Istanbul University; project UDP 676/28022006.

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Ünlü, S. Comparative Analytical Data in the Source Determination of Unknown Spilled Oil in the Haydarpaşa Port (Marmara Sea), Turkey. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 363–367 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9199-2

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