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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Adsorbent comparisons for anesthetic gas capture in hospital air emissions

Mina MehrataDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario,Canada
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Carol MoralejoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario,Canada
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William A. AndersonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario,CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 805-809 | Received 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 24 May 2016

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