A review of published quantitative experimental studies on factors affecting laboratory fume hood performance

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 735-753

  Ahn, Kwangseog ^a   Woskie, Susan ^a   Diberardinis, Louis ^b   Ellenbecker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fume cupboard; Laboratory fume hood; Laboratory fume hood performance; Laboratory health and safety; Laboratory ventilation; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VENTILATION;

EID: 55949135023     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802399989     Document Type: Article

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