A passive tube-type sampler for the determination of formaldehyde vapours in museum enclosures

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 289-303

  Gibson, L T ^a   Brokerhof, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0042904215     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2001.46.4.289     Document Type: Article

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