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DOI: 10.24075/rbh.2026.171
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Methodological approaches to substantiating quality and safety standards for various types of water and soil in populated areas using the Danio rerio biological model

Zaitseva NV , Zemlyanova MA , Kamenskikh DM , Peskova EV
About authors

Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management Technologies of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, Perm, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Daria M. Kamenskikh
Monastyrskaya, 82, Perm, 614045, Russia; ur.ksircf@aniretet

About paper

Author contribution: Zaitseva NV — study concept and design; Zemlyanova MA — study design, manuscript editing; Kamenskikh DM, Peskova EV — manuscript writing.

Received: 2026-07-10 Accepted: 2026-08-07 Published online: 2026-09-07
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