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Volatile organic pollutants in biota and sediments of Lake Pontchartrain

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  1. Center for Bio-Organic Studies, University of New Orleans, 70148, Lakefront, New Orleans, LA

    Joseph B. Ferrario, George C. Lawler, Ildefonso R. DeLeon & John L. Laseter

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Ferrario, J.B., Lawler, G.C., DeLeon, I.R. et al. Volatile organic pollutants in biota and sediments of Lake Pontchartrain. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 246–255 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609730

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