Particle size distributions and health-related exposures of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) of sinter plant workers

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1463-1470

  Shih, Tung Sheng ^a,b   Shih, Minliang ^c,d   Lee, Wen Jhy ^d   Huang, Sheng Lung ^d   Wang, Lin Chi ^d,e   Chen, Yu Cheng ^d   Tsai, Perng Jy ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health related exposures; Particle size distributions; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD Fs); Sinter plant workers

Indexed keywords

COARSE PARTICLES; CONCENTRATION OF; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS; INHALABLE FRACTIONS; MASS MEDIAN AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS (PCDD/FS); RESPIRABLE FRACTIONS; SINTER PLANT WORKERS; UNIMODAL;

GAS DYNAMICS; HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SINTERING;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PCDD; PCDF; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 60949112123     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.11.053     Document Type: Article

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