Comparing exposure zones by different exposure metrics using statistical parameters: Contrast and precision

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 799-812

  Park, Ji Young ^a   Ramachandran, Gurumurthy ^a   Raynor, Peter C ^a   Eberly, Lynn E ^a   Olson Jr , Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TSI INCORPORATED   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast; exposure metric; nanoparticle; precision

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONTRAST; DIE CAST; EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDY; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; EXPOSURE METRIC; EXPOSURE METRICS; FINE PARTICLES; MASS CONCENTRATION; NANOPARTICLE AEROSOLS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE GENERATION; PRECISION; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; SURFACE AREA; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

DIES; DIESEL ENGINES; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; NANOPARTICLES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ALUMINUM; NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LINEAR MODELS; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77958163606     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq043     Document Type: Article

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