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Patricia A Carneiro1, Marly E Osugi, Cecílio S Fugivara

  • 1Departamento de Química Analitica, Instituto de Química, UNESP, Araraquara, CP 355, Sao Paulo CEP 14801-970, SP, Brazil.

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