A new carbon monoxide occupational dosimeter: Results from a worker exposure assessment survey

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 546-559

  Apte, Michael G ^a,b   Cox, Daniel D ^c   Hammond, S Katharine ^b   Gundel, Lara A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Global Risk Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Industrial hygiene; Log normal distribution; Passive sampler; Propane forklift; Time weighted average

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033391071     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500058     Document Type: Article

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