The international conventions for health-related sampling of aerosols—a review of current status and future evolution

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-71

  Kenny, Lee C ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inhalable Dust; Particle Size Selective Sampling; Respirable Dust; Thoracic Dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; THORAX; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033955541     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732200301863     Document Type: Article

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