Exposure to Crystalline Silica During a Foundry Ladle Relining Process

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 718-720

  Fairfax, Richard ^a   Burmeister, Seth ^a  

^a Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; AIR MONITORING; FOUNDRY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; SHORT SURVEY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SILICON DIOXIDE; VENTILATION;

EID: 0034941145     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220117540     Document Type: Article

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