Mercury exposures during the recycling/reclamation of household-type alkaline batteries

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 993-1005

  Reh, C ^a   Kang, D ^a   Herrera Moreno, V ^a  

^a Division of Surveillance   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LITHIUM; MERCURY; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BATH; BATTERY INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECYCLING; TRAINING; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DUST; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MERCURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 0035196650     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732201753214062     Document Type: Article

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