Diesel particulate matter exposure to railroad train crews

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 610-616

  Liukonen, Larry R ^a   Grogan, John L ^b   Myers, Warren ^c  

^a TechCon Inc   (United States)

^b UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel exhaust; Elemental carbon; Organic carbon; Railroad

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DIESEL ENGINE; DRIVER; EXHAUST GAS; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAILWAY; URBAN POPULATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARBON; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RAILROADS; UNITED STATES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0036707404     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110208984747     Document Type: Article

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