Laboratory and field testing of sampling methods for inhalable and respirable dust

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-35

  Linnainmaa, Markku ^a   Laitinen, Juha ^a   Leskinen, Ari ^b   Sippula, Olli ^c   Kalliokoski, Pentti ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol monitoring; Cascade impactor; Inhalable dust; IOM samplers; Particle size selective sampling; Respirable dust

Indexed keywords

METAL; MINERAL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOIL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LABORATORIES; METALS; MINERALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOIL;

EID: 40449126236     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701763723     Document Type: Article

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