Modeling methylene chloride exposure-reduction options for home paint- stripper users

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 240-250

  Riley, Donna M ^a   Small, Mitchell J ^b   Fischhoff, Baruch ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer products; Inhalation exposure modeling; Methylene chloride; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; PAINT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0033911446     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500087     Document Type: Article

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