Was there sufficient justification for the 10-fold increase in the TLV for silica fume? A critical review

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 212-223

  Cunningham, E A ^a   Todd, J J ^a   Jablonski, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b University of Tasmania ^*

Author keywords

ACGIH documentation; Health effects; Industry; Silica fume; TLV

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; DUST EXPOSURE; FUME; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METAL INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PARTICLE SIZE; REFERENCE VALUE; SILICOSIS; SMELTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUSTRALIA; DUST; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031938226     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199803)33:3<212::AID-AJIM2>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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