Characterization of wood dust from furniture by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis

Industrial Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 492-500

  Gómez Yepes, Milena Elizabeth ^a   Cremades, Lázaro V ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL QUINDÍO   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic diameter; Shape factor; Softwoods hardwoods; Wood dust

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FURNITURE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOOD; X RAY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICULATE MATTER; WOOD; X-RAYS;

EID: 80051761092     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.MS1204     Document Type: Article

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