Dustiness behaviour of loose and compacted Bentonite and organoclay powders: What is the difference in exposure risk?

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-146

  Jensen, Keld Alstrup ^a   Koponen, Ismo Kalevi ^a   Clausen, Per Axel ^a   Schneider, Thomas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dustiness index; Dustiness kinetics; EHS; Nanoclays; Nanoflakes; Nanotechnology; Occupational health; Rotating drum; Single drop

Indexed keywords

DUSTINESS INDEX; DUSTINESS KINETICS; EHS; NANOCLAYS; NANOFLAKES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ROTATING DRUM; SINGLE-DROP;

BENTONITE; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; DROPS; DUST; HEALTH RISKS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ORGANOCLAY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SHIFTERS; PRESSURE POURING; ROTATION; SILICATE MINERALS; TESTING;

POWDERS;

BENTONITE;

ARTICLE; CLAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 58149190175     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-008-9420-1     Document Type: Article

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