Asbestos release during removal of resilient floor covering materials by recommended work practices of the resilient floor covering institute

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 466-478

  Williams, Marion Glenn ^a   Crossman, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement; Asbestos; Electron Microscopy; Floor Covering; Phase Contrast Microscopy; Rfci Methods

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASPHALT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VENTILATOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MINERAL FIBERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038103783     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713833178     Document Type: Article

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