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Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Variation, correlation, and toxicity of phenolic endocrine-disrupting compounds in surface water

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Pages 1244-1250 | Received 22 Jan 2009, Published online: 04 Sep 2009

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