Hexavalent chromium exposures and exposure-control technologies in American enterprise: Results of a NIOSH field research study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 596-618

  Blade, L M ^a   Yencken, M Story ^b   Wallace, M E ^b   Catalano, J D ^b   Khan, A ^a   Topmiller, J L ^a   Shulman, S A ^a   Martinez, A ^c   Crouch, K G ^a   Bennett, J S ^a  

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

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromium; Engineering controls; Exposure assessment; Exposure controls; Field study; Hexavalent chromium

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; GLASS;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING; INDUSTRY; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAINTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; VENTILATOR; WELDING; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 34447121954     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701463183     Document Type: Article

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