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Industrial Hygiene Sampling for Airborne TDI in Six Flexible Slabstock Foam Manufacturing Facilities in the United States: A Comparison of the Short-Term and Long-Term Sampling Data

Barbara J. Cummings Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Karroll S. Booth Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pages 863-871 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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