The influence of particle size and composition on the quantification of airborne quartz analysis on filter paper

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-151

  Ferg, Ernst E ^a   Loyson, Peter ^a   Gromer, Gabriela ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Airborne quartz; FTIR; Kaolinite; Muscovite; Particle size; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; FILTER; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER DIFFRACTION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE SIZE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUARTZ; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SILICOSIS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 41949141441     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.144     Document Type: Article

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