Bioconcentration, bioaccumulation, and biotransformation of explosives and related compounds in aquatic organisms

Ecotoxicology of Explosives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 135-156

  Lotufo, Guilherme R ^a   Lydy, Michael J ^b   Rorrer, Gregory L ^c   Cruz Uribe, Octavio ^c   Cheney, Donald P ^d  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oregon State University   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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