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National Economic and Environmental Benefit of Reusable Textiles in Cleanroom Industry

Michael Overcash and Evan Griffing
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2022, 76 (2) 109-119; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2020.012138
Michael Overcash
1Environmental Genome Initiative, 2908 Chipmunk Lane, Raleigh, NC 27607;
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