Occupational and environmental aerosol exposure assessment: A scientific journey from the past, through the present and into the future

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 340-347

  Vincent, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOW RATE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84857202064     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1em10586h     Document Type: Article

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