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Characteristics of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Smoldering Incense

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The authors would like to thank the Industrial Technology Research Institute of the Republic of China, Taiwan, for supporting this instrument of GC/MS.

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  2. Industrial Technology Research Institute, No. 195 Chung Hsing Rd., Sec. 4 Chu Tung, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, ROC

    M. Chang

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Yang, T.T., Lin, T.S. & Chang, M. Characteristics of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Smoldering Incense. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 308–313 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9184-9

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