Laboratory and hospital evaluation of four personal monitoring methods for glutaraldehyde in ambient air

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 96-103

  Wellons, Stephen L ^a   Trawick, Earl G ^a   Stowers, Mario F ^a   Jordan, Susan L P ^a   Wass, Terry L ^a  

^a UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutaraldehyde; Hospitals; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LABORATORY; PERSONAL MONITOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031940133     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010352     Document Type: Article

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