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Contamination of honey with organophosphorus pesticides

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  1. Departamento de Toxicología y Legislación Sanitaria, Lugo, Spain

    M. A. García & M. J. Melgar

  2. Dpto. Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, 27002, Lugo, Spain

    M. I. Fernández

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García, M.A., Fernández, M.I. & Melgar, M.J. Contamination of honey with organophosphorus pesticides. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 825–832 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197965

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