Monitoring human exposures to upper-room germicidal ultraviolet irradiation

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 285-292

  First, Melvin W ^a   Weker, Robert A ^a   Yasui, Shojiro ^b   Nardell, Edward A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne infections; Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation; UV C dose; UV C exposure; UV C monitor

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PHOTOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOTERRORISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 17844362952     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620590952224     Document Type: Article

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