Cumulative asbestos exposure for US automobile mechanics involved in brake repair (circa 1950s-2000)

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 644-655

  Finley, Brent L ^a   Richter, Richard O ^b   Mowat, Fionna S ^b   Mlynarek, Steve ^c   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a   Warmerdam, John M ^d   Sheehan, Patrick J ^b  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto mechanics; Brake wear debris; Chrysotile asbestos; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

ARTICLE; DUST CONTROL; EUROPE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MECHANIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; AUTOMOBILES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MECHANICS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36248986735     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500553     Document Type: Article

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