The development of an improved method for the determination of coal tar pitch volatiles (CTPV) in air

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-59

  Scobbie, Emma ^a   Dabill, David W ^a   Groves, John A ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COAL DUST; COAL TAR; PARAFFINS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

COAL TAR PITCH VOLATILES (CTPV);

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

COAL TAR; CYCLOHEXANE; GLASS FIBER; POLITEF; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILVER; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; FILTER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; COAL TAR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS;

EID: 0031960998     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(97)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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