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Residues of chlorinated pesticides in processed foods imported into Hawaii from Western Pacific Rim countries

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  1. Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 96822, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    D. A. Gans

  2. Environmental Toxicology Department, University of California, 95616, Davis, California, USA

    W. W. Kilgore & J. Ito

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Gans, D.A., Kilgore, W.W. & Ito, J. Residues of chlorinated pesticides in processed foods imported into Hawaii from Western Pacific Rim countries. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 52, 560–567 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194144

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