Styrene emissions from the spray- up and vacuum injection processes—a quantitative comparison

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 184-189

  Lindgren, Maria ^a   Skrifvars, Mikael ^b   Sandlund, Erik ^b   Pettersson, Joakim ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glass fiber reinforced plastic; Liquid composites molding; Spray up; Styrene emission; Vacuum injection; VOC

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; STYRENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVAPORATION; GEL; GLASS INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VACUUM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GELS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; SHIPS; STYRENE; VACUUM; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0036213583     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110208984703     Document Type: Article

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