Impact of asbestos concentrations in floor tiles on exposure during removal

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-300

  Lange, John H ^a  

^a ENVIROSAFE TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos abatement; Asbestos regulations; Legislating science; Negative exposure assessment; OSHA regulations; Personal sampling

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; LEGISLATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036965506     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312021000056401     Document Type: Article

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