API PUBL 4594-ed.1995

Annotation of standard text API PUBL 4594-ed.1995 :

API PUBL 4594, 1995 Edition, January 1995 - Critical Review of Toxicity Values and an Evaluation of the Persistence of Petroleum Products for Use in Natural Resource Damage Assessments

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