Chemical components of shredded paper insulation: A preliminary study

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 192-197

  Kelman, Bruce J ^a,b   Swenson, Lonie J ^a,b   Uppala, Lalita V ^a,b   Cohen, Joel M ^c   Millette, James R ^d   Mueller, Wolfgang F ^e  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^b GlobalTox Inc   (United States)

^c The Cohen Group   (United States)

^d MVA SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^e NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Cellulose Insulation; Formaldehyde; Health Risk Assessment; Toxic Constituents

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BORON; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CELLULOSE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PALMITIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PHOSPHORUS; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; STARCH; TOLUENE; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAPER; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032998282     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732299303160     Document Type: Article

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