Facing the key workplace challenge: Assessing and preventing exposure to nanoparticles at source

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Hmeri, K ^a,b   Lhde, T ^c   Hussein, T ^b   Koivisto, J ^a   Savolainen, K ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol dynamics; Nanoparticles; Protection; Sources

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; NANOFILTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOM VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 71049174180     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370902942525     Document Type: Review

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