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Fossi, M.C., Focardi, S., Leonzio, C. et al. Use of biomarkers to evaluate effects of xenobiotic compounds in the Biobio basin (Central Chile). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 36–42 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212386
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