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Differences in toxicity of the insecticide chlorpyrifos to six species of earthworms (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in standardized soil tests

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    Wei-chun Ma & Jos Bodt

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Ma, Wc., Bodt, J. Differences in toxicity of the insecticide chlorpyrifos to six species of earthworms (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in standardized soil tests. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 864–870 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209951

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