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Identification of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate thermal degradation products in a generation chamber by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry

Sébastien GagneInstitut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), Montréal, Québec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yves CloutierInstitut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), Montréal, Québec, Canada
Pages 94-101 | Published online: 29 Dec 2015

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