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- ↑ TB 117 (March 2000). "Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the Flame Retardance of Resilient Filling Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture" (PDF). State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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