Safe use of detergent enzymes in the workplace

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 389-396

  Peters, Gordon ^a   Johnson, Gary Q ^a   Golembiewski, Arlene ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Exposure control; Industrial allergens; Laundry detergents; Workplace exposure

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMYLASE; CELLULASE; DETERGENT; INDUSTRIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; DUST; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DETERGENTS; ENZYMES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035120233     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220118764     Document Type: Article

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