Inhalation exposure to jet fuel (Jp8) among U.S. air force personnel

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 563-572

  Smith, Kristen W ^a,b   Proctor, Susan P ^a,b,c   Ozonoff, Al ^a   McClean, Michael D ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Inhalation exposure; Jet fuel; JP8

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; JP8 AVIATION FUEL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIRCRAFT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952022917     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2010.503755     Document Type: Article

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