The Microtox® biological test: Application in toxicity evaluation of surface waters and sediments in Poland
By: Elżbieta Niemirycz, Joanna Nichthauser, Marta Staniszewska, Grzegorz Nałęcz-Jawecki and Jerzy Bolałek
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