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Mutagenicity assays of leachate from domestic waste landfills in Japan: The establishment of a protocol for measuring mutagenicity levels of leachate

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  1. Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    Minoru Omura, Takeo Inamasu & Noburu Ishinishi

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Omura, M., Inamasu, T. & Ishinishi, N. Mutagenicity assays of leachate from domestic waste landfills in Japan: The establishment of a protocol for measuring mutagenicity levels of leachate. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 561–568 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688200

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