Differences in estimates of size distribution of beryllium powder materials using phase contrast microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and liquid suspension counter techniques

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Stefaniak, Aleksandr B ^a,b,c   Hoover, Mark D ^a   Dickerson, Robert M ^c   Day, Gregory A ^a   Breysse, Patrick N ^b   Scripsick, Ronald C ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BERYLLIOSIS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; LUNG DEPOSIT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUSPENSION;

EID: 33847770975     PISSN: 17438977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8977-4-3     Document Type: Article

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