Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Fish Samples from Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Environmental Sciences
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1553-345X
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.649.653