A dirichlettessellation-based sampling scheme for measuring whole-body exposure

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-217

  Wheeler, J P ^a,b   Warren, N D ^a,b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermal; Dirichlet tessellation; Exposure; Overalls; Patch sampling; Portable X ray fluorescence spectrometry

Indexed keywords

COPPER; BIOCIDE; COPPER DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPECTROMETRY; ACCURACY; BODY SURFACE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLOTHING; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CULTURE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

BIOCIDES; CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; SKIN; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; COPPER; DEPOSITION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECTROMETRY;

DERMAL SAMPLING; DERMAL; DIRICHLET TESSELLATION; EXPOSURE; OVERALLS; PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRIES;

HEALTH CARE; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0036490367     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef026     Document Type: Article

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