Direct measurement of hexahydrophthalic anhydride in workplace air with a transportable Fourier transform infrared spectrometer

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 832-836

  Lindh, Christian H ^a   Jönsson, Bo A G ^a   Welinder, Hans E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer; hexahydrophthalic anhydride (HHPA)

Indexed keywords

1,2 CYCLOHEXANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID ANHYDRIDE; ACID ANHYDRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; SPECTROMETER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029814465     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691014512     Document Type: Article

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