Air contaminant exposures during the operation of lawn and garden equipment

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 362-370

  Baldauf, Richard ^a   Fortune, Christopher ^b   Weinstein, Jason ^a   Wheeler, Michael ^b   Blanchard, Fred ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Carbon monoxide; Exposure assessment; Lawn and garden equipment; Non road mobile sources; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE METAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ALDEHYDES; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33746171323     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500471     Document Type: Article

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