Airborne isocyanate exposures in the collision repair industry and a comparison to occupational exposure limits

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 329-339

  Reeb Whitaker, Carolyn ^a   Whittaker, Stephen G ^a,b   Ceballos, Diana M ^c   Weiland, Elisa C ^a   Flack, Sheila L ^d   Fent, Kenneth W ^d   Thomasen, Jennifer M ^d   Trelles Gaines, Linda G ^d   Nylander French, Leena A ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobody; Hexamethylene diisocyanate; Occupational exposure limits; Polyisocyanates; Respiratory protection; STEL

Indexed keywords

ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PAINT;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; ISOCYANATES; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; VENTILATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84860136289     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.672871     Document Type: Review

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