Preparation and Handling Conditions of MMVF for In-Vivo Experiments

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 449-456

  Hanton, D Y ^a   Furtak, H ^a   Grimm, H G ^b  

^a SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

^b Isover Saint Gobain ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CERAMIC FIBERS; SEDIMENTATION; WOOL;

MAN-MADE VITREOUS FIBER (MMVF);

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; COMPRESSION; DISPERSION; EUROPEAN UNION; FIBER; INHALATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; WOOL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032212874     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829808965583     Document Type: Article

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