An assessment of heavy metals and boron contamination in workplace atmospheres from ceramic factories

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-234

  Roig Navarro, A F ^a   Lopez F J ^a   Serrano, R ^a   Hernandez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Boron; Ceramic factories; Heavy metals; Workplace atmospheres

Indexed keywords

BORON; HEAVY METAL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 19244369295     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)84059-4     Document Type: Article

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