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Elemental properties of copper slag and measured airborne exposures at a copper slag processing facility

Christopher MugfordEnvironmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Needham, Masachusetts;Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West VirginiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jenna L GibbsRespiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia;Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Randy BoylsteinRespiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
Pages D120-D129 | Published online: 18 Jul 2017

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