Control of workers’ exposure to airborne endotoxins and formaldehyde during the use of metalworking fluids

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 496-500

  Linnainmaa, Markku ^a   Kiviranta, Hannu ^b   Laitinen, Juha ^a   Laitinen, Sirpa ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biocide; Enclosure; Endotoxin; Formaldehyde; Metalworking fluid

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; ENDOTOXIN; FORMALDEHYDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METALWORKING FLUID; OZONE; TRIAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; FILTRATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MACHINE; METAL INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ROOM VENTILATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; DISINFECTANTS; ENDOTOXINS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRIAZINES; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0041464739     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984845     Document Type: Article

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