Thoracic size-selection of fibres: Dependence of penetration on fibre length for five thoracic sampler types

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 511-522

  Maynard, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibre; Fibre length classification; Sampler penetration; Size selective aerosol sampling

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FIBERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; AEROSOLS; EFFICIENCY; ION BEAMS; STORMS;

FIBROUS AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS; FIBERS;

POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FIBER; FLOW RATE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; THORAX; AIR POLLUTANT; CALIBRATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE;

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; AEROSOL SAMPLING; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; CURRENT SAMPLINGS; DIELECTROPHORETIC; FIBRE LENGTH; SAMPLER PENETRATION; SAMPLING EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0036675059     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef063     Document Type: Article

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