Occupational exposure assessment in carbon nanotube and nanofiber primary and secondary manufacturers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 542-556

  Dahm, Matthew M ^a   Evans, Douglas E ^a   Schubauerberigan, Mary K ^a   Birch, M Eileen ^a   Fernback, Joseph E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Carbon nanotubes; Exposure assessment; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BREATHING ZONES; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DRY POWDERS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FILTER-BASED; FULL-SHIFT; GENERAL TRENDS; HANDLING PROCESS; HEALTH EFFECTS; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; MANUFACTURING SITES; MASS CONCENTRATION; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; P-VALUES; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; SIZE FRACTION; STATISTICAL CORRELATION; TASK BASED APPROACH;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CORRELATION METHODS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MANUFACTURE;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOFIBER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARTICLE SIZE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOFIBERS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863518179     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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