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Screening the Toxicity of Ni, Cd, Cu, Ivermectin, and Imidacloprid in a Short-Term Automated Behavioral Toxicity Test with Tubifex tubifex (Müller 1774) (Oligochaeta)

Pages 27-40 | Published online: 04 Feb 2009

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