Dustiness of fine and nanoscale powders

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 261-277

  Evans, Douglas E ^a   Turkevich, Leonid A ^a   Roettgers, Cynthia T ^a   Deye, Gregory J ^a   Baron, Paul A ^a  

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

Author keywords

aerosolization; dust generation; dustiness; emissions; exposure; handling; nanomaterial; nanoparticle; nanoscale; powders; ultrafine; workplace

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLIZATION; DUST GENERATION; DUSTINESS; EXPOSURE; HANDLING; NANO SCALE; NANOMATERIAL; ULTRAFINE; WORKPLACE;

AERODYNAMICS; DUST; MANGANESE OXIDE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SILICON CARBIDE; SILVER; TITANIUM OXIDES;

POWDERS;

NANOPARTICLE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NANOPARTICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS;

EID: 84874280949     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes060     Document Type: Article

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