Evaluation of five extraction protocols for quantification of endotoxin in metalworking fluid aerosol

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Thorne, Peter S ^a   Bartlett, Karen H ^a,b   Phipps, John ^a   Kulhankova, Katarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASTM; Endotoxin; Exposure assessment; Limulus amebocyte lysate assay; Lipopolysaccharide; Machining fluids; Metal removal fluids; Metalworking fluids

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; METAL WORKING; PH EFFECTS; PULMONARY DISEASES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES;

AEROSOLS;

ENDOTOXIN;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL OILS; LIMULUS TEST; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0038708336     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg009     Document Type: Article

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