Chemical characteristics of aerosol mists in phosphate fertilizer manufacturing facilities

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-25

  Hsu, Yu Mei ^a   Wu, Chang Yu ^a,d   Lundgren, Dale A ^a   Nall, J Wesley ^b   Birky, Brian K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Radiological Health Section   (United States)

^c FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizer facilities; Fluoride; Phosphate; PM10; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CARCINOGEN; FLUORIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

ACIDITY; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SAMPLING; SOLUBILITY; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; SULFURIC ACIDS;

EID: 33845649475     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620601067225     Document Type: Article

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