Characterization and assessment of dermal and inhalable nickel exposures in nickel production and primary user industries

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-22

  Hughson, G W ^a,b   Galea, K S ^a   Heim, K E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Dermal exposure assessment; Dermal exposure measurement; EASE; EU chemical regulation; Exposure assessment for existing substances; Inhalable dust; Nickel

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REGULATION; DERMAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT FOR EXISTING SUBSTANCES; INHALABLE DUST;

AIR QUALITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DUST; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; METAL RECOVERY; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGY; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; POWDER METALS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REFINING; STAINLESS STEEL; STANDARDS; STEELMAKING;

NICKEL POWDER METALLURGY;

ALLOY; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLUBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLOYS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METALLURGY; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLUBILITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77249135142     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep068     Document Type: Article

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