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Support was provided by the Environmental Monitoring Branch of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), and the California Rice Research Board. The statements and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the supporting agencies. The mention of commercial products, their source, or their use in connection with materials reported herein is not to be construed as actual or implied endorsement of such products.

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    Amrith S. Gunasekara & Ronald S. Tjeerdema

  2. Department of Pesticide Regulation, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA 95812-4015, USA

    Andrew L. Rubin, Kean S. Goh & Frank C. Spurlock

  3. Division of Inspection Services (FFLDERS), California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA

    Amrith S. Gunasekara

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Gunasekara, A.S., Rubin, A.L., Goh, K.S., Spurlock, F.C., Tjeerdema, R.S. (2008). Environmental Fate and Toxicology of Carbaryl. In: Whitacre, D. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Vol 196. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 196. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78444-1_4

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