Exposure to Sulfuric Acid in Zinc Production

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-170

  Bråtveit, Magne ^a   Haaland, Inger Margrethe ^a   Moen, Bente E ^a   Målsnes, Agnar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Outokumpu Norzink AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acid aerosol; Acid mist; Exposure assessment; Respicon; Sulfuric acid; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROLYTES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SULFURIC ACID; TUMORS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; HOUSES; SULFUR DETERMINATION; ZINC;

CELL HOUSES; FOAM LAYER;

ZINC; SULFURIC ACID;

SULFURIC ACID; ZINC;

ACID PRECIPITATION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METAL INDUSTRY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SAMPLING; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; METALLURGY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SULFURIC ACIDS; ZINC;

ACID AEROSOLS; ACID MIST; ELECTROLYTE SURFACES; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INHALABLE FRACTIONS; INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINES; RESPICON;

EID: 17044448688     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh011     Document Type: Article

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