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Fat and Dust

Items worth a trip to the library

compiled by Rachael Moeller and A.S. Kaswell, AIR staff

The following papers explore the previously under-examined relationship between dust and fat.

"Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Free Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts Extracted with Neutral and Acidified Dichloromethane from Office Floor Dust," P.A. Clausen, K. Wilkins, and P. Wolkoff, Journal of Chromatography, vol. 814, no. 1, July 1998, p. 161. (Thanks to Bob Lauder for bringing this to our attention.)

"Effect of Dietary Fat on Pig Performance and Dust Levels in Modified-Open-Front and Environmentally Regulated Confinement Buildings," L.I. Chiba, E.R. Peo Jr., A.J. Lewis, M.C. Brumm, R.D. Fritschen, J.D. Crenshaw, Journal of Animal Science, vol. 61, no. 4, October 1985, p. 763-781.

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