Evaluation of real-time techniques to measure hydrogen peroxide in air at the permissible exposure limit

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 843-848

  Puskar, Mark A ^a   Plese, Marcia R ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

bio decontamination; dynamic VHP generation; real time monitor; vapor phase hydrogen peroxide

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECTROMETER; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029792261     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691014530     Document Type: Article

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