Evaluation of a portable X-ray fluorescence instrument for the determination of lead in workplace air samples

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 306-316

  Morley, J Clinton ^a   Clark, C Scott ^a   Deddens, James A ^b,c   Ashley, Kevin ^b   Roda, Sandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Lead; Portable Analysis; Workplace Air; X Ray

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LEAD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032998283     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732299302891     Document Type: Article

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