Critical review of methods for sampling, analysis, and monitoring of vapor-phase toluene-diisocyanate

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 878-890

  Levine, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Air Sampling; Exposure Assessment; Metrology; Monitoring; Quality Assurance; TDI; Toluene Diisocyanate

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; TOLUENE 2,4-DIISOCYANATE;

EID: 0036895751     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220290107084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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