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Organochlorine residues in British otters

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    C. F. Mason, T. C. Ford & N. I. Last

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Mason, C.F., Ford, T.C. & Last, N.I. Organochlorine residues in British otters. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36, 656–661 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623565

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