Ammonia exposure and hazard assessment for selected household cleaning product uses

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 534-544

  Fedoruk, Marion J ^a   Bronstein, Rod ^b   Kerger, Brent D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c Health Science Resource Integration   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne; Ammonia; Cleaners; Exposure; Household; Inhalation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BATH; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; SPILLAGE; TIME;

AMMONIA; DETERGENTS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 27844563700     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: 14765519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500431     Document Type: Article

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