The Seveso accident: its nature, extent and consequences.
@article{Homberger1979TheSA,
title={The Seveso accident: its nature, extent and consequences.},
author={Eric Ross Homberger and Giulio Marchesini Reggiani and Jorge Enrique Sambeth and H. K. Wipf},
journal={The Annals of occupational hygiene},
year={1979},
volume={22 4},
pages={
327-67
}
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