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Determination of growth rate depression of some green algae by atrazine

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  1. Department of Botany, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa

    Charles M. Hersh & William G. Crumpton

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Hersh, C.M., Crumpton, W.G. Determination of growth rate depression of some green algae by atrazine. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 1041–1048 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689596

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