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Quantification of Changes in Chemical Pesticide Human Health Risk Following the Introduction of Bt Cotton and Herbicide-tolerant Soybean: A Case Study

Yun Zhou Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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William E. Kastenberg Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Pages 871-887 | Received 28 May 2005, Accepted 17 Oct 2005, Published online: 18 Jan 2007

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