Exposure to total and respirable minerals in an abrasive manufacturing facility

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 753-755

  Granados Correa, F ^a   Garcia Sosa I ^a   Iturbe Garcia J L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

abrasive manufacturing; respirable mineral exposure; silicon exposure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BROMINE; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; SILICON; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0029777328     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691014620     Document Type: Article

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