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Survey of selected activities relevant to exposures to soils

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  1. Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, 98195-7234, Seattle, WA, USA

    E. Y. Wong, J. H. Shirai, T. J. Garlock & J. C. Kissel

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Wong, E.Y., Shirai, J.H., Garlock, T.J. et al. Survey of selected activities relevant to exposures to soils. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 65, 443–450 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001280000144

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