The selected ion flow tube method for workplace analyses of trace gases in air and breath: Its scope, validation, and applications

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 817-823

  Smith, David ^a   Spanel, Patrik ^b   Thompson, John M ^a   Rajan, Bob ^c   Cocker, John ^d   Rolfe, Peter ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^d HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GAS ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031738158     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1998.10389161     Document Type: Article

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