Intercomparison of the national exposure standards of New Zealand and Australia
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Development of a Nose-only Inhalation Toxicity Test Chamber That Provides Four Exposure Concentrations of Nano-sized Particles
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N J Hargrave1, V G Smyth, P D Allen
1Australian Radiation Laboratory, Yallambie, Victoria.
Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
An intercomparison of medium energy x-ray and 60Co gamma radiation exposure standards held by the Australian Radiation Laboratory and the National Radiation Laboratory (New Zealand) is reported. The standards agree within 0.4%.
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