Scanning electron microscope sizing of airborne fibre samples: A preliminary investigation into the effects of the variable inclination of fibres to filter surfaces

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-47

  McIntosh, Carol ^a   Searl, Alison ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERAL FIBERS; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0030069226     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4878(95)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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