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Estimating the aquatic emissions and fate of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into the river Rhine

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Estimating the aquatic emissions and fate of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into the river Rhine. / Paul, Alexander G.; Scheringer, Martin; Hungerbuhler, Konrad et al.
In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring, Vol. 14, No. 2, 01.02.2012, p. 524-530.

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Paul, AG, Scheringer, M, Hungerbuhler, K, Loos, R, Jones, KC & Sweetman, AJ 2012, 'Estimating the aquatic emissions and fate of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into the river Rhine', Journal of Environmental Monitoring, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 524-530. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1EM10432B

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Paul, A. G., Scheringer, M., Hungerbuhler, K., Loos, R., Jones, K. C., & Sweetman, A. J. (2012). Estimating the aquatic emissions and fate of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into the river Rhine. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 14(2), 524-530. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1EM10432B

Vancouver

Paul AG, Scheringer M, Hungerbuhler K, Loos R, Jones KC, Sweetman AJ. Estimating the aquatic emissions and fate of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into the river Rhine. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 2012 Feb 1;14(2):524-530. Epub 2011 Dec 1. doi: 10.1039/C1EM10432B

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Paul, Alexander G. ; Scheringer, Martin ; Hungerbuhler, Konrad et al. / Estimating the aquatic emissions and fate of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) into the river Rhine. In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 2012 ; Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 524-530.

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