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PCB congeners, hexachlorobenzene, and organochlorine insecticides in human fat in Italy

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  1. Dipartimento Biologia Ambientale, Università di Siena, via delle Cerchia 3, 53100, Siena, Italy

    S. Focardi, C. Fossi & C. Leonzio

  2. Istituto di Semeiotica Chirurgica, Università di Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy

    R. Romei

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Focardi, S., Fossi, C., Leonzio, C. et al. PCB congeners, hexachlorobenzene, and organochlorine insecticides in human fat in Italy. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36, 644–650 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623563

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