Airborne Asbestos and Non-Asbestos Fiber Concentrations in Non-Occupational Environments in Korea

Industrial Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Lim, Hyun Sul ^a   Kim, Ji Yong ^a   Sakai, Kiyoshi ^b   Hisanaga, Naomi ^c  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NAGOYA CITY PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne asbestos concentration; Korea and Japan; Non Asbestos fibers; Non Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGHWAY; JAPAN; KOREA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RURAL AREA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URBAN AREA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 2142817260     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.42.171     Document Type: Article

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