Physicochemical Quality and Chemical Safety of Chlorine as a Reconditioning Agent and Wash Water Disinfectant for Fresh-Cut Lettuce Washing

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  2013

• Venue

  Applied and Environmental Microbiology

• Publication date

  2013-02-08

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  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1128/AEM.03283-12PMID 23396332PMCID PMC3623159
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