Exposure to dust, resin acids, and monoterpenes in softwood lumber mills

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 521-528

  Demers, P A ^a   Teschke, K ^a   Davies, H W ^a   Kennedy, S M ^a   Leung, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abietic acid; Lumber mills; Monoterpenes; Particulates; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

ABIETIC ACID; ACID; BETA PINENE; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; RESIN; TERPENE; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; FINLAND; FORESTRY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TREE; WOOD DUST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033694087     PISSN: 15298663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298660008984564     Document Type: Article

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