Chrysotile asbestos exposure associated with removal of automobile exhaust systems (ca. 1945-1975) by mechanics: Results of a simulation study

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-171

  Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a   Madl, Amy K ^a   Donovan, Ellen ^a   Clark, Katherine ^a   Fehling, Kurt ^a   Lee, Terry C ^b  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b Carolina EHS   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile exhaust system; Chrysotile asbestos; Gasket; Mechanic; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE;

ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CAR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646482730     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500450     Document Type: Article

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