Field method for the determination of insoluble or total hexavalent chromium in workplace air

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 613-619

  Hazelwood, Kyle J ^a   Drake, Pamela L ^a,c   Ashley, Kevin ^a   Marcy, Dale ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b North Idaho College   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Field method; Hexavalent chromium; Insoluble chromates; On site analysis; Sample preparation; Workplace air

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FILTER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRASOUND; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BUFFERS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUBILITY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 4444360516     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490493810     Document Type: Article

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