A study of airborne chrysotile concentrations associated with handling, unpacking, and repacking boxes of automobile clutch discs

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-97

  Jiang, George C T ^a   Madl, Amy K ^a   Ingmundson, Kelsey J ^a   Murbach, Dana M ^a   Fehling, Kurt A ^a   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a   Finley, Brent L ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Automobile clutches; Chrysotile; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; HUMAN; MATERIALS HANDLING; MICROSCOPY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; AUTOMOBILES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 43449120112     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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