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An Integrated Case Study for Evaluating the Impacts of an Oil Refinery Effluent on Aquatic Biota in the Delaware River: Advanced Chemical Fingerprinting of PAHs

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Pages 771-836 | Received 10 Sep 2004, Accepted 16 Apr 2005, Published online: 18 Jan 2007

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