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multimedia-fate-and-transport-modeling-overview
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occupational exposure to pesticides: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Causes
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Biodegradation and bioremediation of organic pesticides. In: Pesticides-recent trends in pesticide residue assay. IntechOpen
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increased water permeability, for desalination membranes. Environ Sci Technol Lett 3
(4):112–120
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relation to pesticide mixtures detected in cord blood of full-term infants. Environ Int 47:80–85
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a review of the case of uncontrolled electronic-waste recycling. Environ Pollut 149(2):131–140
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bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of Dechlorane Plus in the freshwater food web from a
highly contaminated site, South China. Environ Sci Technol 44(2):606–611
Xian Q, Siddique S, Li T, Feng YL, Takser L, Zhu J (2011) Sources and environmental behavior of
dechlorane plus – a review. Environ Int 37(7):1273–1284
Xing CH, Wen XH, Qian Y, Sun D, Klose PS, Zhang XQ (2003) Fouling and cleaning of
microfiltration membrane in municipal wastewater reclamation. Water Sci Technol 47
(1):263–270
Yan HM, Cao CY, Bai G, Bai W (2016) Seawater desalination technology route and analysis of
production capacity for large commercial nuclear power plant. In: International conference
Pacific Basin nuclear conference. Springer, Singapore, pp 865–872
Yim YJ, Seo J, Kang SI, Ahn JH, Hur HG (2008) Reductive dechlorination of methoxychlor and
DDT by human intestinal bacterium Eubacterium limosum under anaerobic conditions. Arch
Environ Contam Toxicol 54(3):406–411
8 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Sources, Types, Impacts, and Their. . .
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