Airborne fiber exposure assessment of dry asbestos- containing gaskets and packings found in intact industrial and maritime fittings

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 732-740

  Boelter, Fred W ^a   Crawford, Gary N ^a   Podraza, Daniel M ^a  

^a Boelter and Yates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos containing; Exposure assessment; Fittings; Gaskets; Packing; Valves

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATA BASE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; INDUSTRY; NAVY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036862061     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110208984763     Document Type: Article

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