Comparison of asbestos exposure in a containment system with and without employment of glovebags

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 843-846

  Lange, J H ^a   Thomulka, K W ^b   Sites, S L M ^c  

^a ENVIROSAFE TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Analytical Laboratory Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; GLOVE BAG; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; WORKPLACE;

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HOUSEKEEPING; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWER PLANTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036915719     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0136-0     Document Type: Article

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