Field comparison of inhalable aerosol samplers applied in the european rubber manufacturing industry

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 621-629

  de Vocht, Frank ^a   Huizer, Daan ^a   Prause, Maarten ^a   Jakobsson, Kristina ^b   Peplonska, Beata ^c   Straif, Kurt ^d   Kromhout, Hans ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

CALTOOL; Field comparison; Inhalable aerosols; Rubber industry; Workplace

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FUME; GERMANY; INHALATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLAND; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SWEDEN;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RUBBER;

EID: 33747154996     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0087-6     Document Type: Article

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