Personal sampling for inhalable aerosol exposures of carbon black manufacturing industry workers

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 681-692

  Kerr, S M ^a   Muranko, H J ^b   Vincent, J H ^c  

^a Valspar Corporation   (United States)

^b Muranko and Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon black; GSP sampler; Inhalable aerosol; IOM sampler

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; FILTER; INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036786275     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220290096177     Document Type: Article

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