Summary of the findings from the exposure assessments for metalworking fluid mortality and morbidity studies

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 855-864

  Woskie, Susan R ^a   Virji, M Abbas ^a   Hallock, Marilyn ^b   Smith, Thomas J ^c   Hammond, S Katharine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Endotoxin; Ethanolamines; Extractable mass; Metals; Metalworking fluid; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Size selective sampling

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; METAL; MINERAL OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; BACTERIUM; CANCER MORTALITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHANOLAMINES; HUMANS; METALLURGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NITROSAMINES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242353870     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220390237377     Document Type: Article

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