Exposures to quartz, diesel, dust, and welding fumes during heavy and highway construction

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 447-457

  Woskie, Susan R ^a   Kalil, Andrew ^a   Bello, Dhimiter ^a   Abbasvirji, M ^a  

^a Department of Work Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Diesel exhaust; Quartz; Silica; Size selective sampling; Welding

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; WELDING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DUST EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; WELDING FUME;

BOSTON; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUARTZ; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WELDING; HUMAN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0036023459     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110208984733     Document Type: Article

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