Distribution and ecological risk of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in surface sediments from the Bizerte lagoon, Tunisia

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  2014

• Venue

  Environmental science and pollution research international

• Publication date

  2014-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s11356-013-1709-7PMID 23608983
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