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Effects of contaminants of macrobenthic communities in the upper Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana

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  1. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, McNeese State University, 70609, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

    Gary R. Gaston

  2. Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, McNeese State University, 70609, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

    John C. Young

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Gaston, G.R., Young, J.C. Effects of contaminants of macrobenthic communities in the upper Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 922–928 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203168

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