Airborne asbestos exposure during light aircraft brake replacement

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-246

  Blake, Charles L ^a   Johnson, Giffe T ^b   Harbison, Raymond D ^b  

^a BUREAU VERITAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft mechanics; Asbestos; Asbestos containing materials; Asbestos friction materials; Chrysotile; Exposure assessment; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIRCRAFT; ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 67650232998     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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