A probabilistic approach to quantitatively assess the inhalation risk for airborne endotoxin in cotton textile workers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 103-108

  Liao, Vivian Hsiu Chuan ^a   Chou, Wei Chun ^a   Chio, Chia Pin ^a   Ju, Yun Ru ^a   Liao, Chung Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airborne endotoxin; Cotton textile workers; Lung; Probability; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE ENDOTOXIN; BACTERIAL CELLS; C-REACTIVE PROTEINS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COTTON TEXTILES; EMPIRICAL DATA; HEALTH EFFECTS; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; LINKING MODELS; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; MODELING RESULTS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR NEUTROPHILS; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PROBABILITY RISK ASSESSMENT; PROINFLAMMATORY AGENTS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANES; COTTON; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS; TEXTILES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN;

COTTON; MODELING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPUTUM LEVEL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; UNCERTAINTY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL COUNT; COTTON FIBER; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NEUTROPHILS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 77949570611     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.151     Document Type: Article

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