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Consumption and degradation of 3H-polyethylene/starch disks by terrestrial isopods

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  1. Pesticide Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, 50011-3140, Ames, Iowa, USA

    T. A. Anderson, R. Tsao & J. R. Coats

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Anderson, T.A., Tsao, R. & Coats, J.R. Consumption and degradation of 3H-polyethylene/starch disks by terrestrial isopods. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 214–221 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197433

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