Comparison of sampling and analytical methods used during the preparation of methyl methacrylate bone cements

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 351-357

  Ungers, Leslie J ^a   Vendrely, Timothy G ^b  

^a Ungers and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Johnson Johnson   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone cement; Detector tubes; Gas chromatography; Method comparison; Methyl methacrylate; Photoacoustic infrared spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SORBENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; DATA ANALYSIS; DETECTION LIMIT; DETECTOR TUBE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PHOTOACOUSTIC INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TUBE; TUKEY KRAMER HONESTLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BONE CEMENTS; HUMANS; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 33646707508     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620600732811     Document Type: Article

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