Worker exposure to aromatic volatile organic compounds in dry cleaning stores

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 466-471

  Jo, W K ^a   Kim, S H ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Breath concentrations; Dry cleaning; Indoor air; Worker exposure

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; ORTHO XYLENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

EID: 0034871738     PISSN: 15298663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298660108984648     Document Type: Article

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