Airborne Exposure to Heavy Metals and Total Particulate During Abrasive Blasting Using Copper Slag Abrasive

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 437-443

  Stephenson, Dale ^a   Spear, Terry ^b   Seymour, Marie ^b   Cashell, Lori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasive Blasting; Arsenic; Copper Slag; Lead; Total Particulate

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; COPPER; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; METALS, HEAVY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036265868     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220290035480a     Document Type: Article

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