Control Technology for Crystalline Silica Exposures in Construction: Wet Abrasive Blasting

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Golla, Vijay ^a   Heitbrink, William ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL STRATEGY; DUST EXPOSURE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; VIDEORECORDING; WET ABRASIVE BLASTING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLOSIONS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; VENTILATION; WATER;

EID: 1642279556     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490279665     Document Type: Article

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