Preliminary study of propyl bromide exposure among New Jersey dry cleaners as a result of a pending ban on perchloroethylene

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1049-1056

  Blando, James D ^a   Schill, Donald P ^a   De La Cruz, Mary Pauline ^b   Zhang, Lin ^b   Zhang, Junfeng ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY CLEANING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SOLVENTS; UNLOADING;

AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS; CLEANING EQUIPMENTS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; PARTS PER MILLIONS; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

1 BROMOPROPANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; N PROPYL BROMIDE; PROPANE; SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1-BROMOPROPANE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CLEANING; DRY CLEANING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MACHINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LAUNDRY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; LAUNDERING; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 77957896440     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.60.9.1049     Document Type: Article

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