Investigation of the performance of agricultural vehicle cab filtration systems

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-149

  Thorpe, A ^a   Gould, J R M ^a   Brown, R C ^a   Crook, B ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000525325     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1996.0127     Document Type: Article

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