Assessment of airborne asbestos exposure during the servicing and handling of automobile asbestos-containing gaskets

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-222

  Blake, Charles L ^a   Dotson, G Scott ^b   Harbison, Raymond D ^b  

^a Clayton Group Services Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Automotive; Exposure; Gaskets; Mechanics; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CAR; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; FIBER; HEALTH SURVEY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; AUTOMOBILES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33745225201     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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