Estimation of personal exposures to particulate matter and metals in boiler overhaul work

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-78

  Liu, Youcheng ^a,c   Woodin, Mark A ^a,d   Hauser, Russ ^a   Williams, Paige L ^a   Herrick, Robert F ^a   Christiani, David C ^a,b   Smith, Thomas J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; VANADIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BOILER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALGORITHMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FUEL OILS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VANADIUM; WELDING;

EID: 12344319163     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000147212.93183.7e     Document Type: Article

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