Respirator and high efficiency particulate air filtration unit performance in asbestos abatement

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-40

  Riala, Riitta E E ^a   Riipinen, Hannu M ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; FILTRATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031886485     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1998.10389544     Document Type: Article

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