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Toxicity of methyl tertiary butyl ether to Daphnia magna and Photobacterium phosphoreum

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Gupta, G., Lin, Y.J. Toxicity of methyl tertiary butyl ether to Daphnia magna and Photobacterium phosphoreum . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 618–620 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196044

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