Presence of airborne fibers in tungsten refining and manufacturing processes: Preliminary characterization

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 463-474

  McKernan, John L ^a   Toraason, Mark A ^a   Fernback, Joseph E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Hard metal manufacturing; Occupational exposure; Thoracic; Tungsten blue oxide; Tungsten oxide bronze

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELEMENT; OXYGEN; TUNGSTEN;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FIBER; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LUNG DISEASES; METALLURGY; MICROPORE FILTERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MINERAL FIBERS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TUNGSTEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45949109163     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802143742     Document Type: Article

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