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Original Articles

Seasonal variability of persistent organochlorine pesticide residues in marine fish along the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya

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Pages 535-547 | Received 05 Nov 2006, Accepted 03 Jul 2007, Published online: 22 Jul 2008

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