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Toxicity of Dimethoate toDaphnia magna and freshwater fish

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Beusen, J.M., Neven, B. Toxicity of Dimethoate toDaphnia magna and freshwater fish. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 126–133 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699213

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