Statistical modeling to determine sources of variability in exposures to welding fumes

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-318

  Liu, Sa ^a   Hammond, S Katharine ^a   Rappaport, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

determinants of exposure; manganese; mixed effects models; particulate matter; variance components; welding

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; BASE METALS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; ENCLOSED SPACES; FIXED EFFECTS; LINEAR MIXED MODELS; LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION; MAJOR FACTORS; MIXED-EFFECTS MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS; SOURCES OF VARIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODELING; STEEL BASE; TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER; VARIANCE COMPONENTS; WELDING CONSUMABLES; WELDING FUMES; WELDING PROCESS; WORK SITES;

ELECTRIC WELDING; FUMES; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

MANGANESE;

MANGANESE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WELDING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; MANGANESE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; WELDING;

EID: 79952949803     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq088     Document Type: Article

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