Regression method to estimate provisional TLV/WEEL-equivalents for non- carcinogens

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 361-374

  Whaley, David A ^a   Attfield, Michael D ^b   Bedillion, Erik J ^c   Walter, Kenneth M ^d   Yi, Quilong ^e  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c GE ENERGY   (United States)

^d Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exposure criterion; Exposure limits; Regression; TLV; Toxicity estimates; WEEL

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV); WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE LEVEL (WEEL);

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CHEMICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034254622     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00108-8     Document Type: Article

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