An evaluation of charcoal cloth as a potential field monitor for the efficacy of chemical protective clothing

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 362-366

  Perkins, Jimmy L ^a,b   Vescia, Keith ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Europe   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; HEPTANE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLOVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 0030944643     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1997.10389519     Document Type: Article

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