Exposure of healthy subjects with emissions from a gas metal arc welding process: Part 1 - Exposure technique and external exposure

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Brand, P ^a   Havlicek, P ^a   Steiners, M ^a   Holzinger, K ^a   Reisgen, U ^a   Kraus, T ^a   Gube, M ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Controlled exposure; Particle characterization; Welding fume

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; GAS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; WELDING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CALIBRATION; GASES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; WELDING;

EID: 84872347867     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0739-7     Document Type: Article

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