Dermal Exposure to Dry Powder Spray Paints Using PXRF and the Method of Dirichlet Tesselations

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-265

  Roff, Martin ^a   Bagon, David A ^a   Chambers, Helen ^a   Dilworth, E Martin ^a   Warren, Nicholas ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Dirichlet tessellation; Powder; PXRF; Spray painting; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DUST; FILLERS; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH; PAINT SPRAYING; SPECTROMETERS; VENTILATION; POWDERS; TITANIUM; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

DERMAL EXPOSURE; DIRICHLET TESSELLATION; GEOMETRIC MEAN; LOADING RATES;

DERMATITIS; LOADING;

BARIUM; CYANURIC ACID; FILLER; PAINT; TITANIUM; TRIGLYCIDYLISOCYANURATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DIRICHLET TESSELATION TECHNIQUE; DRY POWDER; GLOVE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPECTROMETER; WORKPLACE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BARIUM; DUST; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TITANIUM; TRIAZINES;

DERMAL EXPOSURE; DIRICHLET TESSELLATION; DUST CONTAMINATION; HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORIES; LIMITS OF DETECTION; PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; PXRF; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 1942502377     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh028     Document Type: Article

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