Airborne inorganic fibre level monitoring by transmission electron microscope (TEM): Comparison of direct and indirect sample transfer methods

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-44

  Sahle, Wubeshet ^a   Laszlo, Ildiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; FIBROUS DUST; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030046859     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4878(95)00064-X     Document Type: Article

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