Biohazards in the indoor environment-a role for threshold limit values in exposure assessment

Management of Indoor Air Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-20

  Gorny R L ^a   Cyprowski, M ^a   Lawniczek Walczyk, A ^a   Golofit Szymczak, M ^a   Zapor L ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biohazards; Biological aerosol; Elaboration strategy; Hygienic standards; Threshold limit values

Indexed keywords

BIOHAZARDS; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOL; ELABORATION STRATEGY; HYGIENIC STANDARDS; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; DATA INTERPRETATION; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LIMIT VALUES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DATA PROCESSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; AEROSOLS; DECISION MAKING;

STANDARDS; BIOHAZARDS;

EID: 84859113357     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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