Personal exposures to asbestos fibers during brake maintenance of passenger vehicles

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 985-999

  Cely García, María Fernanda ^a   Sánchez, Mauricio ^a   Breysse, Patrick N ^b   Ramos Bonilla, Juan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Brake linings; Brake mechanics; Chrysotile; Colombia; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITED LABORATORIES; ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; ASBESTOS FIBERS; ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASE; BRAKE MAINTENANCE; BRAKE PADS; CHRYSOTILE; CLEANING FACILITIES; COLOMBIA; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FULL-SHIFT; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS; OFFICE FACILITY; PASSENGER VEHICLES; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; REPAIR SHOPS; SAMPLING PROCESS; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE; STANDARD PROCEDURES; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

BRAKE LININGS; FIBERS; GRINDING (MACHINING); INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MECHANICS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SERPENTINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CAR; COLOMBIA; EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; ASBESTOSIS; AUTOMOBILES; COLOMBIA; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MAINTENANCE; MALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869993398     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes030     Document Type: Article

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