Risk in cleaning: Chemical and physical exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 215, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 135-156

  Wolkoff, Peder ^a   Schneider, Thomas ^a   Kildesø, Jan ^a   Degerth, Ritva ^b   Jaroszewski, Margarethe ^c   Schunk, Hannelore ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c The Danish Working Environment Authority   (Denmark)

^d HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleaning agents; Indoor air quality; Particles; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ALLERGEN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FATTY ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CLEANING; DUST; EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK;

ALIA;

EID: 0032560181     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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