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Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 10, 1995 - Issue 8
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Analysis of Biogenic Silica Fibers from Rice Farming Operations

Donald Scales Environmental Health Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California, 94704, USA
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Walter John Environmental Health Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California, 94704, USA
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Robert Lawson University of California Agricultural Health and Safety Center at Davis, Davis, California, 95616, USA; Division of Occupational/Environmental Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, ITEH Old Davis Road, Davis, California, 95616, USA
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John Schmidt University of California Agricultural Health and Safety Center at Davis, Davis, California, 95616, USA
Pages 685-691 | Published online: 25 Feb 2011

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