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1 Ecotoxicology Lab, Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

2 Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Jerônimo Monteiro, ES, Brazil

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