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Where Occupation and Environment Overlap: US Forest Service Worker Exposure to Libby Amphibole Fibers

Martin HarperHealth Effects Laboratory Division, Exposure Assessment Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West VirginiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Corey ButlerNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Western States Office, Denver, Colorado
(Reported by) ,
David BerryU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, Denver, Colorado
(Reported by) &
Julie WrobleU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, Seattle, Washington
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Pages D47-D53 | Published online: 02 Apr 2015

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