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Biomass and Effects of Airborne Ultrafine Particulates: Lessons About State Variables in Ecology

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Dr. Shrader-Frechette thanks the US National Science Foundation (NSF) for research grant SES-0724781, “Three Methodological Rules in Risk Assessment.” All opinions and errors are those of the author, not the NSF.

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Shrader-Frechette, K.S. Biomass and Effects of Airborne Ultrafine Particulates: Lessons About State Variables in Ecology. Biol Theory 8, 44–48 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13752-013-0094-2

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