Internal contamination of gloves: Routes and consequences

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 535-541

  Rawson, B V ^a   Cocker, J ^a   Evans, P G ^b   Wheeler, J P ^b   Akrill, P M ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Dermal contact; Gloves; Hygiene

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; DERMATOLOGY; DYES; FLUOROMETERS; IMPURITIES; MONITORING; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SKIN; WETTING;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DERMAL CONTACTS; GLOVES; HYGIENE;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; FLUOROMETRY; GLOVE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLATILIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 23944507339     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mei015     Document Type: Article

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