Formaldehyde exposure in U.S. industries from osha air sampling data

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 575-587

  Lavoué, Jérôme ^a   Vincent, Raymond ^b   Gérin, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

IMIS; Mixed effect models; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 49649084731     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802275023     Document Type: Article

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