The effectiveness of handheld ventilated sanders in reducing inhalable dust concentrations

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-56

  Carlton, Gary N ^a,b   Patel, Kalpesh B ^a   Johnson, David L ^b   Hall, Thomas A ^b  

^a Tinker AFB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Inhalable Dust; IOM Sampler; Random Orbital Sander; Sanding; Ventilated Sander

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PAINT; POLYURETHAN;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; DUST EXPOSURE; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAND;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIRCRAFT; DUST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED STATES; VENTILATION;

EID: 0037214194     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220301392     Document Type: Article

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