Asbestos exposure from gaskets during disassembly of a medium duty diesel engine

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-121

  Liukonen, Larry R ^a   Weir, Francis W ^b  

^a TechCon Inc   (United States)

^b Ph D   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Diesel engine; Exposure assessment; Gaskets; Mechanics; Workplace exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR MONITORING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIESEL ENGINE; DUST; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; AUTOMOBILES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 13244279689     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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