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Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in human foodstuffs and tissues: Suggestions for a selective congener analytical approach

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Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in human foodstuffs and tissues: Suggestions for a selective congener analytical approach. / Jones, K. C.
In: Science of the Total Environment, The, Vol. 68, No. C, 01.01.1988, p. 141-159.

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Jones KC. Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in human foodstuffs and tissues: Suggestions for a selective congener analytical approach. Science of the Total Environment, The. 1988 Jan 1;68(C):141-159. doi: 10.1016/0048-9697(88)90367-1

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