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Applications and Case Studies

Nondetects, Detection Limits, and the Probability of Detection

Diane Lambert AT&T Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ, 07901
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Bruce Peterson CH2M-Hill, 777 108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA, 98009
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Irma Terpenning AT&T Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ, 07901
Pages 266-277 | Received 01 Aug 1989, Published online: 27 Feb 2012

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