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Lessons learned from surface wipe sampling for lead in three workplaces

Catherine BeauchamHazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OhioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Diana CeballosDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Bradley KingWestern States Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Denver, Colorado
Pages 609-617 | Published online: 18 Jul 2017

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