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Antimony and thallium toxicity to embryos and larvae of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

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LeBlanc, G.A., Dean, J.W. Antimony and thallium toxicity to embryos and larvae of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 32, 565–569 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607538

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