New evidence on the health hazards and control of metalworking fluids since completion of the osha advisory committee report

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 792-801

  Mirer, Franklin E ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Exposure measurement; Metalworking fluids; Microbial contamination; MWF; OSHA; PEL; Respiratory; Skin; Standards

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; METALS; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77954785704     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20853     Document Type: Article

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