Exposure to chrysotile asbestos associated with unpacking and repacking boxes of automobile brake pads and shoes

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 463-479

  Madl, A K ^a   Scott, L L ^a   Murbach, D M ^a   Fehling, K A ^a   Finley, B L ^a   Paustenbach, D J ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Automobile brakes; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; BRAKES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FIBER OPTICS; FRICTION MATERIALS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABELING; LABELS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERPENTINE; SHOE MANUFACTURE; SPEED; STANDARDIZATION; VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS;

ANALYTICAL METHODS; ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; AUTOMOBILE BRAKES; BRAKE COMPONENTS; BRAKE PADS; BRAKE SHOES; BREATHING ZONES; CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FIBER SIZE; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS; PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; REMOTE AREAS; SIMULATION STUDIES; SIZE RANGES; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

ASBESTOS;

CHRYSOTILE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; AUTOMOBILES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ASBESTOS; AUTOMOBILES; BRAKES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FIBER OPTICS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; LABELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERPENTINE PAPERS; STANDARDS;

EID: 49549125906     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men028     Document Type: Article

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