Positive human health effects of dust suppression with canola oil in swine barns

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 410-417

  Senthilselvan, A ^a   Zhang, Y ^b   Dosman, J A ^b   Barber, E M ^b   Holfeld, L E ^b   Kirychuk, S P ^b   Cormier, Y ^b   Hurst, T S ^b   Rhodes, C S ^b  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SWINE;

EID: 0030818775     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.9612069     Document Type: Article

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