Field performance of the RespiCon™ for size-selective sampling of industrial wood processing dust

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-226

  Rando, Roy ^a,e   Poovey, Halet ^a,b   Mokadam, Dinkar ^c,d   Brisolara, Joseph ^c   Glindmeyer, Henry ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nelson Architectural Engineers Inc   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Association of Flight Attendants   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IOM sampler; RespiCon; Size selective sampling; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; WOOD DUST;

DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; LINEAR MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; WOOD;

EID: 17844401187     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620590930309     Document Type: Article

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