Occupational exposure during application and removal of antifouling paints

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-218

  Links, Ingrid ^a   Jagt, Katinka E Van Der ^a,b   Christopher, Yvette ^a,c   Lurvink, Marc ^a   Schinkel, Jody ^a   Tielemans, Erik ^a   Hemmen, Joop J Van ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antifouling paint; Biocides; Copper; Dichlofluanid; Rolling; Sand blasting; Secondary exposure; Spraying

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING PAINT; BIOCIDES; COPPER; PAINT SPRAYING; PULMONARY DISEASES; BLASTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; ROLLING; SAND; SHIPYARDS; SPRAYING;

DICHLOFLUANID (DCF); INHALATION; SAND BLASTING; SECONDARY EXPOSURE;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; LOADING;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; BIOCIDE; COPPER; DICHLOFLUANID; PAINT;

AEROSOL; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN PROTECTION; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAND; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIPS; SKIN; WORKPLACE;

ARITHMETIC MEAN; DERMAL EXPOSURE; DICHLOFLUANID; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAND BLASTING; SECONDARY EXPOSURE;

EID: 33947123211     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel074     Document Type: Article

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