Comparative evaluation of the dustiness of industrial minerals according to European standard en 15051, 2006

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-216

  Pensis, Ingeborg ^a   Mareels, Joyce ^b   Dahmann, Dirk ^c   Mark, David ^d  

^a Ankerpoort NV   (Netherlands)

^b Redco NV ^*  (Belgium)

^c Institut fur Gefahrstoff Forschung   (Germany)

^d HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dustiness classification; EN 15051; Industrial minerals

Indexed keywords

BRUSSELS , BELGIUM; BULK MATERIALS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONS; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; GRAIN SIZE; INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; RESPIRABLE FRACTIONS; ROTATING DRUMS; TEST METHOD;

INDUSTRY; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; STANDARDS;

MINERALS;

MINERAL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MINERALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 77749297981     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep077     Document Type: Article

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