Behaviour of organotins in the coastal environment

Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 75-94

  Langston, William John ^a   Harino, Hiroya ^b   Pope, Nicholas Dingle ^a  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

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EID: 80054901479     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-85709-9_5     Document Type: Chapter

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