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Organochlorine insecticide and PCB residues in two bat species from four localities in Spain

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  1. Institute of Organic Chemistry, (CSIC), c/ Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    L. M. Hernández, M. A. Fernández & M. J. González

  2. Doñana Biological Station, (CSIC), Avda. María Luisa s/n., 41013, Sevilla, Spain

    C. Ibáñez, A. Guillén & J. L. Pérez

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Hernández, L.M., Ibáñez, C., Fernández, M.A. et al. Organochlorine insecticide and PCB residues in two bat species from four localities in Spain. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 871–877 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209952

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