Mapping particulate matter at the body weld department in an automobile assembly plant

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 593-604

  Liu, Sa ^a   Katharine Hammond, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mapping; Particulate matter; Temporal and spatial variations; Ventilation; Welding

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CAR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICS; TIME; WELDING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUTOMOBILES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATION; WELDING;

EID: 79952108360     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2010.509844     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Antonini, J.M.: Health effects of welding. Crit. Rev. Toxicol. 33(1):61–103 (2003).
2. Hammond, S.K., E. Gold, R. Baker, et al.: Respiratory health effects related to occupational spray painting and welding. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 47(7):728–739 (2005).
3. Park, R.M., R.M. Bowler, D.E. Eggerth, et al.: Issues in neurological risk assessment for occupational exposures: The Bay Bridge welders. Neurotoxicology 27(3):373–384 (2006).
4. Kim, J.Y., J-C. Chen, P.D. Boyce, et al.: Exposure to welding fumes is associated with acute systemic inflammatory responses. Occup. Environ. Med. 62(3):157–163 (2005).
5. Burgess, W.A.: Recognition of Health Hazards in Industry: A Review of Materials and Processes, 2nd ed. Boston: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
6. Heitbrink, W.A., D.E. Evans, B.K. Ku, et al.: Relationships among particle number, surface area, and respirable mass concentrations in automotive engine manufacturing. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 6:19–31 (2009).
7. Dasch, J., J. D’Arcy, A. Gundrum, J et al.: Characterization of fine particles from machining in automotive plants. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 2:609–625 (2005).
8. O’Brien, D.M.: Aerosol mapping of a facility with multiple cases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Demonstration of mist reduction and a possible dose/response relationship. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 18:947–952 (2003).
9. Peters, T.M., W.A. Heitbrink, D.E. Evans, et al.: The mapping of fine and ultrafine particle concentrations in an engine machining and assembly facility. Ann. Occup. Hyg. 50(3):249–257 (2006).
10. Heitbrink, W.A., D.E. Evans, T.M. Peters, et al.: Characterization and mapping of very fine particles in an engine machining and assembly facility. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 4:341–351 (2007).
11. Evans, D.E., W.A. Heitbrink, T.J. Slavin, et al.: Ultrafine and respirable particles in an automotive grey iron foundry. Ann. Occup. Hyg. 52(1):9–21 (2008).
12. Dasch, J., and J. D’Arcy: Physical and chemical characterization of airborne particles fromwelding operations in automotive plants. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 5:444–454 (2008).