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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): the state of science. / Jones, Kevin C.; De Voogt, P.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 100, No. 1-3, 1999, p. 209-221.

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Jones, KC & De Voogt, P 1999, 'Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): the state of science.', Environmental Pollution, vol. 100, no. 1-3, pp. 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00098-6

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Jones KC, De Voogt P. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): the state of science. Environmental Pollution. 1999;100(1-3):209-221. doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00098-6

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Jones, Kevin C. ; De Voogt, P. / Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): the state of science. In: Environmental Pollution. 1999 ; Vol. 100, No. 1-3. pp. 209-221.

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