Personal and static sample measurements of asbestos fibres during two abatement projects

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-443

  Dufresne, A ^a   Dion, C ^b   Frielaender, A ^a   Audet, E ^a   Perrault, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Institut de Recherche Robert Sauve en Sante et Securite du Travail   (Canada)

^c Consultation en Recherche and Développement et Expertise en SST ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Abatement; Asbestos; Exposure; Respiratory protection

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT; ABATEMENT PROJECTS; BREATHING ZONES; EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION; STATIC SAMPLES; WORK SITES;

ASBESTOS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SERPENTINE;

DUST ABATEMENT;

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BREATHING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VENTILATOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MINERAL FIBERS;

EID: 63049131799     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9661-4     Document Type: Article

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