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Algal toxicity of binary combinations of pesticides

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Faust, M., Altenburger, R., Boedeker, W. et al. Algal toxicity of binary combinations of pesticides. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 134–141 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00205150

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