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Khangarot, B.S., Ray, P.K. Sensitivity of midge larvae ofChironomus tentans Fabricius (Diptera chironomidae) to heavy metals. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 325–330 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699956
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