Evaluation of grinding aerosols in terms of alveolar dose: The significance of using mass, surface area and number metrics

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 315-319

  Maynard, A D ^a   Zimmer, A T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

exposure metrics; grinding; ultrafine aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALUMINUM; GRINDING (MACHINING); HARDWOODS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ALVEOLAR DEPOSITION; EXPOSURE METRICS; HIGH SPEED GRINDING; MASS CONCENTRATION; MECHANICAL PROCESS; ULTRA-FINE AEROSOLS; WEIGHTED DISTRIBUTION;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 3042790757     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/46.suppl-1.315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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