The navy and asbestos thermal insulation

Naval Engineers Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 35-48

  Rushworth, Denis H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; GASKETS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NAVAL ARCHITECTURE; SHIPS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMAL INSULATION;

BATTLESHIPS; INJURIES; NAVY; THERMAL INSULATION SYSTEMS;

NAVAL VESSELS;

EID: 23844450460     PISSN: 00281425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-3584.2005.tb00336.x     Document Type: Review

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