Industrial hygiene measurements in a new industry: The repulping and deinking of paper waste

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 142-147

  Rix, Bo Andreassen ^a   Lynge, Elsebeth ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cancer; dust; endotoxins; microorganisms; paper waste; recycling

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; CARCINOGEN; ENDOTOXIN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DUST; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEASUREMENT; MICROORGANISM; PAPER INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DENMARK; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAPER;

EID: 0029838244     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199608)30:2<142::AID-AJIM4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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