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Original Articles

Analysis of non-cleaned QuEChERS extracts for the determination of pesticide residues in fruit, vegetables and cereals by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

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Pages 300-312 | Received 14 Jul 2015, Accepted 08 Nov 2015, Published online: 24 Dec 2015

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