A simple method for fume cupboard performance assessment

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 291-300

  Nicholson, Graham P ^a,b   Clark, Raymond P ^a   Grover, Fred ^a   De Calcina Goff, Mervyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face velocity; Fume cupboard; Ranking; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FUME CONTROL; INSTALLATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

FUME CUPBOARDS; INFLOW AIR VELOCITY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; WORKPLACE; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 0034212159     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00107-6     Document Type: Article

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