Reducing silica and dust exposures in construction during use of powered concrete-cutting hand tools: Efficacy of local exhaust ventilation on hammer drills

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-51

  Shepherd, S ^a   Woskie, S R ^a   Holcroft, C ^a   Ellenbecker, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Local exhaust ventilation; Silica

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SILICON DIOXIDE; VENTILATION;

EID: 59449103246     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802561471     Document Type: Article

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