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Environmental fate of Dimilin 25-W® in a central appalachian forest

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  1. Chemical and Agricultural Products, Dept. 486, 14th and Sheridan, Abbott Laboratories, 60064, North Chicago, Illinois

    P. J. Martinat

  2. Department of Zoology, Brigham Young University, 84602, Provo, Utah

    V. Christman & G. Booth

  3. Division of Forestry, West Virginia University, 26506-6125, Morgantown, West Virginia

    R. J. Cooper, K. M. Dodge, R. C. Whitmore & G. Seidel

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Martinat, P.J., Christman, V., Cooper, R.J. et al. Environmental fate of Dimilin 25-W® in a central appalachian forest. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 142–149 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691802

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