Emissions of chromium (VI) from arc welding

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-260

  Heung, William ^a,c   Yun, Myoung Jin ^a,d   Chang, Daniel P Y ^a   Green, Peter G ^a   Halm, Chris ^b  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

^d Tech Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC SHIELDING; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; PARTICLE SIZE; STEEL; WELDING ELECTRODES;

EMISSION REDUCTION; FLUX-CORE ARC WELDING; ISOKINETIC SAMPLING; SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING (SMAW);

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CHROMIUM; STAINLESS STEEL; BUFFER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; EXHAUST GAS; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VAPOR; WELDING; AIR POLLUTION; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; BUFFERS; CHROMIUM; COLOR; PARTICLE SIZE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WELDING;

EID: 33947720061     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2007.10465314     Document Type: Article

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