Prevalence of dry methods in granite countertop fabrication in Oklahoma

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 437-442

  Phillips, Margaret L ^a   Johnson, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

crystalline silica; stone dust; work practices

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DUST; EXPOSURE; FURNITURE; GAS MASK; GRANITE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SAFETY; SILICOSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OKLAHOMA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK; SAFETY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; VENTILATION; WATER; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84864630884     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.684549     Document Type: Article

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