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Rating Locomotive Crew Diesel Emission Exposure Profiles Using Statistics and Bayesian Decision Analysis

Paul HewettExposure Assessment Solutions, Inc., Morgantown, West Virginia
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William H. BullockCSX Transportation, Jacksonville, Florida
Pages 645-657 | Published online: 31 Aug 2014

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