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Ronco, A. et al. (2005). The Application of Hazard Assessment Schemes Using the Watertox Toxicity Testing Battery. In: Blaise, C., Férard, JF. (eds) Small-scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3553-5_8
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