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Development of a methodology for the quantification of reaerosolization of a biological contaminate surrogate particle from a military uniform fabric

George Cookseya Department of Systems Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeremy Slagleya Department of Systems Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Casey Coopera Department of Systems Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Douglas Lewisb Department of Applied Research Solutions, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Alisha Helma Department of Systems Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, USAView further author information
Pages 574-585 | Published online: 06 Oct 2023

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