Assessing the carcinogenic potential of lubricating base oils

Lubrication Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 17-22

  Blackburn, Gary R ^a  

^a PetroLabs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

LUBRICATING BASE OILS;

LUBRICATING OILS;

BASE OIL; CARCINOGEN; HEALTH HAZARD;

EID: 0032144347     PISSN: 00247154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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