Evaluation of Organic-Vapor Respirator Cartridge Efficiency for Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Vapor in the Presence of Organic Solvents

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 397-404

  Dharmarajan, Venkatram ^a   Lingg, D ^a   Myer, H Everett ^a  

^a BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency Of Organic Vapor Respirator Cartridges For Hdi In The Presence Of Paint Solvents; Hdi; Hexamethylene Diisocyanate; Isocyanates; Paint Spray Operations; Polyisocyanates

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PAINT; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR;

CYANATES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; POLYURETHANES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0035124188     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220117074     Document Type: Article

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