A Comparison and Critique of Historical and Current Exposure Assessment Methods for Beryllium: Implications for Evaluating Risk of Chronic Beryllium Disease

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 593-614

  Kolanz, Marc E ^a   Kalmes, Renee M ^a   Madl, Amy K ^b   Kelsh, Michael A ^b   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^b   Kent, Michael S ^a  

^a Brush Wellman Inc North America   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Chronic Beryllium Disease; Epidemiological Studies; Exposure Assessment; Industrial Hygiene; Occupational Medicine

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BERYLLIOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BERYLLIOSIS; BERYLLIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0035023322     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220119613     Document Type: Article

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