A novel device for measuring respirable dustiness using low-mass powder samples

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 129-139

  O'Shaughnessy, Patrick T ^a   Kang, Mitchell ^a   Ellickson, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dustiness; Nanoparticle; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84860206682     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.652061     Document Type: Article

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