Employee exposure to diesel exhaust in the electric utility industry

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 635-640

  Whittaker, Lisa S ^a   MacIntosh, David L ^a   Williams, Phillip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel exhaust; Elemental and organic carbon; Thermal optical method

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUEL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EXHAUST GAS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKING;

EID: 0032823943     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984484     Document Type: Article

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