Workplace exposure to rosin-based solder flux fume during hand soldering

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 295-302

  Pengelly, I ^a   Groves, J ^a   Simpson, A ^a   Northage, C ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FLUXES; FUME CONTROL; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAMPLING; SOLDERING;

HAND SOLDERING; RESIN ACID; SOLDER FLUX FUME;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

RESIN; ROSIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; FUME; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032122267     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(98)00032-5     Document Type: Article

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