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Coprostanol distribution from sewage discharge into Sarasota Bay, Florida

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  1. Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 City Island Park, 33577, Sarasota, FL

    R. H. Pierce & R. C. Brown

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Pierce, R.H., Brown, R.C. Coprostanol distribution from sewage discharge into Sarasota Bay, Florida. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 32, 75–79 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607467

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