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Joannie Martin1, Martin Beauparlant2, Sébastien Sauvé3

  • 1Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505, boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H3A 3C2, Canada; Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Downtown, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada; Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, 2900 Édouard-Montpetit Blvd., Montréal H3T 1J4, Canada.

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