Assessment of the charged aerosol value in copy centers

Industrial Health

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-115

  Han, Myeong Deok ^a   Kim, Keun Young ^a   Hong, Seung Cheol ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Charged aerosol; Copier machines; Copy center; Corona discharge; Indoor air pollutants

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RECORDING; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COPYING PROCESSES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79951569409     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.MS1175     Document Type: Article

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