Inhalable dust and protein exposure in soybean processing plants

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-230

  Spies, Adri ^a,b,d   Rees, David ^a,b   Fourie, Anna M ^a   Wilson, Kerry S ^a   Harris Roberts, Joanne ^c   Robinson, Edward ^c  

^a National Institute for Occupational Health Johannesburg   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Inhalable dust; South Africa; Soy processing plants; Soy trypsin inhibitor; Total protein dust

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST; PLANT; PLANT PRODUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING PLANT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SOYBEAN;

EID: 48249104701     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2008.14.3.225     Document Type: Article

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