Portable XRF analysis of occupational air filter samples from different workplaces using different samplers: Final results, summary and conclusions

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1263-1270

  Harper, Martin ^a   Pacolay, Bruce ^a   Hintz, Patrick ^a   Bartley, David L ^a   Slaven, James E ^a   Andrew, Michael E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; FILTER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAMPLER; SPECTROSCOPY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 35748982869     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b710591f     Document Type: Article

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