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Acute toxicity of zinc to juvenile and subadult rainbow trout,Salmo gairdneri

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    J. D. Meisner & W. Quan Hum

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Meisner, J.D., Hum, W.Q. Acute toxicity of zinc to juvenile and subadult rainbow trout,Salmo gairdneri . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 898–902 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01855872

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