Hazardous peak concentrations of hydrogen sulfide gas related to the sewage purification process

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-110

  Søstrand, Per ^a,b   Tvedt, Bjørn ^a   Eduard, Wijnand ^a   Bye, Erik ^a   Heldal, Kari ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health hazards; Hydrogen sulfide; Peak concentration; Sewage purification; Sludge treatment

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0034103640     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1202/0002-8894(2000)061<0107:hpcohs>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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