An HDI polyisocyanate aerosol exposure system for large-scale animal experiments

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-444

  Lee, Chun Ting ^a,b   Poovey, Halet G ^c   Friedman, Mitchell ^a,c   Rando, Roy J ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1; 6 hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI); 6 hexamethylene diisocyanate biuret trimer (HDI BT); Exposure system; Nebulization; Polyisocyanates; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; MONOMER; POLYISOCYANATE; POLYURETHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIRFLOW; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; MOUSE; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RAT; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CYANATES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0013205611     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984837     Document Type: Article

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