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Microbial Formation of Nitrite in Ventilating Shafts
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 9, pages 86–89 (1968)
Abstract
Cases have been described of fatal nitrite poisoning in swine resulting from the intake of condensation water from ventilating shafts (Andersen 1962, Olsson & Rösberg 1964).
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Hovmand, H.C., Slot, P. Microbial Formation of Nitrite in Ventilating Shafts. Acta Vet Scand 9, 86–89 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547892
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