Determining the dustiness of powders - A comparison of three measuring devices

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 717-725

  Bach, Sylvia ^a   Schmidt, Eberhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous drop method; Dust; Dustiness classification; EN 15051; Rotating drum method; Single drop method

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS DROP METHOD; DUSTINESS CLASSIFICATION; EN 15051; ROTATING DRUM METHOD; SINGLE-DROP METHOD;

DROPS; DUST; MATERIALS HANDLING; POWDERS; ROTATION;

TESTING;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS DROP METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HEUBACH DUSTMETER; MEASUREMENT; PALAS DUSTVIEW; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATING DRUM METHOD; SINGLE DROP METHOD;

AIR POLLUTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 60249088709     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men062     Document Type: Article

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