Airborne emissions of carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers during thermal processing of plastics

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-406

  Unwin, John ^a   Coldwell, Matthew R ^a   Keen, Chris ^a   McAlinden, John J ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne contaminant screening; Carcinogens and respiratory sensitizers; Thermal decomposition products of plastics; Thermal processing of plastics; Thermoplastic process fume

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE; AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; PLASTICS PROCESSING; PROCESS TEMPERATURE; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS;

CARCINOGENS; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); DECOMPOSITION; ELASTOMERS; IMPURITIES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STYRENE; THERMOFORMING;

ABS RESINS;

1,3 BUTADIENE DERIVATIVE; ACRYLONITRILE; CARCINOGEN; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

ACRYLONITRILE; BUTADIENES; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENES; STYRENE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84875151279     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes078     Document Type: Article

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