Silica and Noise Exposure during Installation of Fibercement Siding

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Lofgren, Don J ^a   Johnson, David C ^a   Walley, Terry L ^a  

^a Department of Labor and Industries ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; FIBER CEMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SILICOSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0842285956     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490264418     Document Type: Review

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