Occupational silica exposure in hydraulic fracturing

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 460-

  Chalupka, Stephanie ^a,b  

^a WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OIL AND GAS FIELD; SILICOSIS;

HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS;

EID: 84869160649     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20120926-70     Document Type: Article

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