Wood dust particle and mass concentrations and filtration efficiency in sanding of wood materials

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-98

  Welling, Irma ^a   Lehtimäki, Matti ^a   Rautio, Sari ^a   Lähde, Tero ^a   Enbom, Seppo ^a   Hynynen, Pasi ^a   Hämeri, Kaarle ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dust emission; Filtration efficiency; Nanoparticles; Particle size distribution; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; VENTILATION; WOOD;

EID: 59449097301     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802623073     Document Type: Article

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