Perfluoroalkyl substances in the Maltese environment - (I) surface water and rain water.

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Science of the Total Environment

• Publication date

  2017-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.128PMID 28259432
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