Determination of tricresyl phosphate air contamination in aircraft

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 710-722

  Denola, G ^a,b   Hanhela, P J ^a   Mazurek, W ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b Toxikos Consultants   (Australia)

Author keywords

air contamination; aircraft; engine bleed air; toxicity; tricresyl phosphate

Indexed keywords

AIR CONTAMINATION; AIR SAMPLES; AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINES; BLEED AIR; CARGO TRANSPORT; CELLULOSE FILTERS; ENGINE COMPRESSORS; ENGINE POWER; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FIGHTER BOMBERS; FIGHTER TRAINERS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SORBENT TUBES; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATES;

AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; CONTAMINATION; ENGINES; ISOMERS; SORPTION;

COCKPITS (AIRCRAFT);

OIL; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ISOMERISM; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ISOMERISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OILS; SMOKE; TRITOLYL PHOSPHATES;

EID: 80051752454     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer040     Document Type: Article

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