Manganese and welding fume exposure and control in construction

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 943-951

  Meeker, John D ^a   Susi, Pam ^b   Flynn, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Exposure control; Local exhaust ventilation; Manganese; Welding

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKE; STANDARD; WELDING;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MANGANESE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKE; VENTILATION; WELDING;

EID: 38749117192     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701718867     Document Type: Article

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