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Research Article

USE OF SHORT-TERM ASSAYS TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL TOXICITY OF TWO NEW BIOSOLUBLE GLASSWOOL FIBERS

T. W. Hesterberg Johns Manville Technical Center, Littleton, Colorado, USA
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G. A. Hart Science Writer International, Englewood, Colorado, USA
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W. C. Miiller Johns Manville Technical Center, Littleton, Colorado, USA
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G. Chase Consultant, Larkspur, Colorado, USA
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R. A. Rogers Rogers Imaging Corporation, Needham, Massachusetts, USA
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J. B. Mangum CIIT Centers for Health Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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J. I. Everitt CIIT Centers for Health Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Pages 217-246 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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