Evaluation of the "domestic waste" markers coprostanol and epicoprostanol in coastal Florida

ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-267

  Sherblom, Paul M ^a   Henry, Michael S ^b   Kelly, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 5944233639     PISSN: 00933066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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