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Performance Evaluation of Currently Used Portable X ray Fluorescence Instruments for Measuring the Lead Content of Paint in Field Samples

Yan MullerDépartment de l'environnement, des transports et de l'agriculture, Direction générale de l'environnement, Service de Toxicologie de l'Environnement Bâti, Geneva, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Philippe FavreauDépartment de l'environnement, des transports et de l'agriculture, Direction générale de l'environnement, Service de Toxicologie de l'Environnement Bâti, Geneva, Switzerland
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Marcel KohlerDépartment de l'environnement, des transports et de l'agriculture, Direction générale de l'environnement, Service de Toxicologie de l'Environnement Bâti, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 528-537 | Published online: 09 Jun 2014

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