Workplace validation of a laboratory evaluation test of samplers for inhalable and 'total' dust

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-219

  Lidén, Göran ^a   Juringe, Leif ^a   Gudmundsson, Anders ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DUST; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WIND TUNNELS;

BREATHING ZONE SAMPLING;

AEROSOLS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EXPERIMENT; FILTER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034142519     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(99)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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