Exposure to rubber fume and rubber process dust in the general rubber goods, tyre manufacturing and retread industries

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 329-342

  Dost, A A ^a   Redman, D ^b   Cox, G ^b  

^a Woodside House   (United Kingdom)

^b Sovereign House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Occupational hygiene reports; Rubber fume; Rubber industry; Rubber process dust

Indexed keywords

DUST; FUME CONTROL; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBBER FACTORIES; TIRES;

RUBBER FUMES; RUBBER PROCESS DUST;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; DUST; FUME; HYGIENE; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBBER INDUSTRY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034254746     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00110-6     Document Type: Article

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