Microbial and endotoxin contamination of water-soluble metalworking fluids

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-371

  Cyprowski, Marcin ^a   Piotrowska, Małgorzata ^b   Zakowska, Zofia ^b   Szadkowska Stańczyk, Irena ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacterial and mould contamination; Endotoxins; Metalworking fluids

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; ENDOTOXIN; METALWORKING COOLANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACREMONIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; METAL INDUSTRY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS;

EID: 37649024918     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-007-0036-y     Document Type: Article

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