The use of third-party review to reduce health and environmental hazards from surfactants and cleaning products in the janitorial industry

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 20-23

  Okumura, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; SURFACTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SURFACTANT; TOXIC MATERIAL;

CHEMISTRY; GOVERNMENT; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SANITATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DETERGENTS; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SANITATION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

KING COUNTY [WASHINGTON]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 66249106035     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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