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Mode of Formation of 3,4-Benzopyrene in Human Environment

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BADGER, G., KIMBER, R. & SPOTSWOOD, T. Mode of Formation of 3,4-Benzopyrene in Human Environment. Nature 187, 663–665 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187663a0

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