Airborne asbestos concentrations associated with heavy equipment brake removal

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 839-857

  Madl, A K ^a   Gaffney, S H ^a   Balzer, J L ^b   Paustenbach, D J ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Brakes; Heavy equipment; Industrial hygiene

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS; ASBESTOS BRAKES; ASBESTOS FIBERS; BREATHING ZONES; CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FIBER DISTRIBUTION; FRICTION PROCESS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEAVY CONSTRUCTION; HEAVY EQUIPMENT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONS; LIGHT TRUCKS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; NON-ASBESTOS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; REPAIR WORKS; TEM; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES; WEAR DEBRIS; WORK ACTIVITIES;

ASBESTOS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DEBRIS; EARTHMOVING MACHINERY; FIBERS; FRICTION MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MECHANICS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; REPAIR; SERPENTINE; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BRAKE LININGS;

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ASBESTOS; AUTOMOBILES; BRAKES; CONCENTRATION; FIBERS; FRICTION; HEALTH; MACHINERY; MAINTENANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACTORS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 72649093166     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep056     Document Type: Article

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