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LITERATURE CITED.
(1) ildams, J. A. S., Maeck, W. J., ANAL. CHEM.26, 607 (1954). (2) American Instrument Co., Silver Spring, Md., Bull. 2778H (1956). (3) Arthur, Paul, Donahoo, W. P., U. S. Atomic Energy Comm. Rept. CCC-1024TR-221 (1957). (4) Bellamy, L. J., “Infrared Spectra of Complex Molecules,” 2nd ed., p. 20, Methuen and Co., London, 195s. (5) Furmanek, Cecylia, Monikowski, Kazimierz, Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Hig. 4, 447 (1953) ; C.A. 48, 8559e (1954). (6) Thurston, J. T. (to American Cyanamid Co.), U. S. Patent 2,525,247 (Oct. 10,
1950). (7) Zemany, P. D., General Electric Co., Schenectady, N . Y., private communication, 1960.
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