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A pilot study on particle emission from printer paper shredders

Candace Su-Jung TsaiDepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA;Birck Nanotechnology Center, Discovery Park, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nara ShinDepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Andrew CastanoDepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Jared KhattakDepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Andrea M. WilkersonSchool of Health Science, College of Health and Human Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Natalie R. LamportSchool of Health Science, College of Health and Human Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Pages 57-68 | Received 16 Mar 2016, Accepted 09 Oct 2016, Published online: 11 Nov 2016

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