Solvent exposures at shoe factories and workshops in Hebron City, West Bank

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 182-188

  Nijem, K ^a   Kristensen, P ^a   Thorud, S ^a   Al Khatib, A ^a   Takrori, F ^a   Bjertness, E ^a  

^a HEBRON UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography; Geometric mean; Organic solvents; Protective equipment; TLV; Work tasks

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; ACETONE; CYCLOHEXANE; DICHLOROMETHANE; GLUE; HEPTANE; HEXANE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SHOE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0034884268     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2001.7.3.182     Document Type: Article

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