Estimating historical occupational exposure to airborne hexavalent chromium in a chromate production plant: 1940-1972

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 752-767

  Proctor, Deborah M ^a,e   Panko, J P ^b   Liebig, E W ^c   Paustenbach, D J ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b ChemRisk   (United States)

^c Shaw Environmental   (United States)

^d CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure reconstruction; Hexavalent chromium; Job exposure matrix; Occupational exposure limit; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHROMIUM; COHORT STUDIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OHIO; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 7044249278     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490523294     Document Type: Article

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