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Organohalogen Contaminants in Delphinoid Cetaceans

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Houde, M., Hoekstra, P.F., Solomon, K.R., Muir, D.C. (2005). Organohalogen Contaminants in Delphinoid Cetaceans. In: Ware, G.W., et al. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 184. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27565-7_1

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