Termite control and other determinants of high body burdens of cyclodiene insecticides

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-121

  Sim, Malcolm ^a   Forbes, Andrew ^a   McNeil, John ^a   Roberts, Graham ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b State Chemistry Laboratory (AMCOSH)   (Australia)

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EID: 0005285939     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1998.10545972     Document Type: Article

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