Environmental XenobioticsMervyn Richardson CRC Press, 2002 M09 11 - 492 pages The effects of man-made substances (xenobiotics) on the natural environment are described in this volume. It explains why these effects need to be understood, monitored and curtailed, especially in developing countries. |
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