A pilot study of personal exposure to respirable and inhalable dust during the sanding and sawing of medium density fibreboard (MDF) and soft wood

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-326

  Hursthouse, Andrew ^a   Allan, Fraser ^a,b,c   Rowley, Louise ^a   Smith, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Renfrewshire Cncl HQ North Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Care Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BREATHING; CARPENTER; DENSITY; DUST EXPOSURE; INHALATION; PILOT STUDY; SAMPLING; WOOD; WOOD DUST;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; WOOD;

EID: 3242793275     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120410001725667     Document Type: Article

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