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Controlled release chamber for dispensing aromatic substances

J E Cilek1, C F Hallmon

  • 1John A. Mulrennan, Sr. Public Health Entomology Research and Education Center, College of Engineering Sciences, Technology, and Agriculture, Florida A & M University, 4000 Frankford Avenue, Panama City, FL 32405, USA.

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