Variation in the ratio of respirable particulates over inhalable particulates by type of dust workplace

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-116

  Okamoto, Satoru ^a   Nakagoshi, Shinji ^a   Ukai, Hirohiko ^a   Takada, Shiro ^a   Inui, Shunen ^a   Higashikawa, Kae ^a   Ikeda, Masayuki ^a  

^a KYOTO INDUSTRIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dust work; Inhalable particulates; Respirable particulates; Respirable inhalable particulate ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DUST; FOUNDRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELDING; WORKPLACE;

DUST; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031937937     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050257     Document Type: Article

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