Effectiveness of dust control methods for crystalline silica and respirable suspended particulate matter exposure during manual concrete surface grinding

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 700-

  Akbar Khanzadeh, Farhang ^a   Milz, Sheryl A ^a   Wagner, Cynthia D ^a   Bisesi, Michael S ^a   Ames, April L ^a   Khuder, Sadik ^a   Susi, Pam ^b   Akbar Khanzadeh, Mahboubeh ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete grinding; Construction; Crystalline silica dust; Dust control methods

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VACUUM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUARTZ; VACUUM; VENTILATION; WATER;

EID: 79952196738     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2010.527552     Document Type: Article

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