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Preparation of Reference Material 8504, Transformer Oil

Dianne L Poster1, Michele M Schantz1, Stephen A Wise1

  • 1National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-8392.

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
|June 17, 2016
PubMed

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AroclorsPCBsReference Materialsdiluentdiluent oiltransformer oil

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