Multi-parameter observation of environmental asbestos pollution at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (Jussieu Campus, France)

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 527-541

  Besson, P ^a   Lalanne, F X ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Guyot, F ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne fibers; Amosite; Asbestos in buildings; Chrysotile; Electron microscopy; Fiber analyser monitor

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CORRELATION METHODS; DUST; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMOSITE; CHRYSOTILE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032697115     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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