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Are Pine Needles Bioindicators of Air Pollution? Comparison of Organochlorine Compound Levels in Pine Needles and Ambient Air Cover

Are Pine Needles Bioindicators of Air Pollution? Comparison of Organochlorine Compound Levels in Pine Needles and Ambient Air

Open Access
|Jun 2007

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10004-007-0012-8 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 195 - 199
Published on: Jun 11, 2007
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2007 Snježana Romanič, Blanka Krauthacker, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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