Contamination levels of selected organochlorine and organophosphate pesticide
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This is the authors’ draft manuscript. Please cite the manuscript as Leong, K. H., Benjamin, T. L. L., Mustafa, M. A. (2007) Contamination levels of selected organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides in the Selangor river, Malaysia between 2002 to 2003. Chemosphere. 66: 11531159. The full version of the paper is available at the publisher’s website through the following link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653506007466 1
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Contamination levels of selected organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides in the Selangor River, Malaysia between 2002 and 2003.
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