Levels of organochlorine pesticides in raptors from the North-West Province, South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 36-39

  Smith, Ian ^a   Bouwman, Henk ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 85008852665     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00306525.2000.9639861     Document Type: Article

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