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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes
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Effects of the synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, permethrin, on two estuarine fish species

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Pages 615-622 | Received 29 Oct 2010, Published online: 14 Jul 2011

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