Job categories and their effect on exposure to fungal alpha-amylase and inhalable dust in the U.K. baking industry

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 467-471

  Elms, Joanne ^a   Beckett, Paul ^a   Griffin, Peter ^a   Evans, Paul ^b   Sams, Craig ^a   Roff, Martin ^a   Curran, Andrew D ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bakery workers; Enzymes; Exposure; Fungal alpha amylase

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMYLASE; FUNGAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; DUST EXPOSURE; FLOUR; GRAVIMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ALLERGENS; ALPHA-AMYLASE; COOKERY; DUST; FLOUR; FUNGI; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; JOB DESCRIPTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0041464746     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984841     Document Type: Article

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