Potential impact on human health of toxic cyanobacteria

Phycologia

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 6-11

  Falconer, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 0002832355     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-35-6s-6.1     Document Type: Article

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