The beryllium occupational exposure limit: Historical origin and current inadequacy [5]

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 998-1000

  Michaels, David ^a   Monforton, Celeste ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

ATOMIC BOMB; BERYLLIOSIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LETTER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

BERYLLIUM; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33750024763     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000237416.74638.c4     Document Type: Letter

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