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Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)

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Beach, S.A., Newsted, J.L., Coady, K., Giesy, J.P. (2006). Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS). In: Albert, L.A., et al. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 186. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32883-1_5

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