Evaluation of peak exposures in the Dutch flour processing industry: Implications for intervention strategies

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 587-596

  Meijster, Tim ^a,b   Tielemans, Erik ^a   Schinkel, Jody ^a   Heederik, Dick ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control measures; Flour dust; Peak exposure; Real time measurements

Indexed keywords

DUST; TIME MEASUREMENT;

CONTROL MEASURES; FLOUR DUST; PEAK EXPOSURE; REAL-TIME MEASUREMENTS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CALCULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; DUST; EVALUATION; FLOUR; FOOD INDUSTRY; INHALATION; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE; WORKER;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOUR; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 53849120214     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men049     Document Type: Article

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