Exposure of taxi drivers and office workers to total and respirable manganese in an urban environment

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 376-380

  Zayed, Joseph ^a   Mikhaïl, Mourad ^a   Loranger, Sylvain ^a   Kennedy, Greg ^b   L'Espérance, Gilles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

human exposure; manganese; methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT); respirable particles

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEMBRANE FILTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029991263     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691014927     Document Type: Article

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