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Disposition of toxic PCB congeners in snapping turtle eggs: Expressed as toxic equivalents of TCDD

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  1. Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, 12222, Albany, New York

    A. M. Bryan

  2. Associate Wildlife Pathologist, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 12054, Delmar, New York

    W. B. Stone

  3. Analytical and Research Services, Xenobiotics Corp., 762 Third Street, 12206, Albany, New York

    P. G. Olafsson

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Bryan, A.M., Stone, W.B. & Olafsson, P.G. Disposition of toxic PCB congeners in snapping turtle eggs: Expressed as toxic equivalents of TCDD. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 791–796 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01855856

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