Determinants of exposure to metalworking fluid aerosol in small machine shops

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 383-391

  Ross, Andrew S ^a   Teschke, Kay ^a   Brauer, Michael ^a   Kennedy, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coolant fluid; Determinants of exposure; Machinists; Metal working fluid; Occupational exposure; Small machine shops

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); AEROSOLS; FLUIDS; MACHINERY;

COMPUTER CONTROLLED MACHINES; METALWORKING FLUID (MWF);

AEROSOLS; MACHINE SHOPS;

ALUMINUM;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; LIQUID; MACHINE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; METALWORKING FLUID; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; WELDING; WORKROOM AIR;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL OILS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATION; WELDING; WORKPLACE;

COOLANT FLUID; DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; MACHINISTS; METALWORKING FLUIDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 3343002013     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh042     Document Type: Article

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