Ultrafine particle characteristics in a rubber manufacturing factory

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 728-739

  Kim, Boowook ^a   Lee, Jong Seong ^a   Choi, Byung Soon ^a   Park, So Young ^a   Yoon, Jin Ha ^a   Kim, Hyunwook ^b  

^a Occupational Lung Diseases Institute   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; nanoparticle; rubber fume; tire particle; ultrafine particle

Indexed keywords

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CONDENSATION PARTICLES; COUNT MEDIAN DIAMETERS; ELECTRICAL LOW-PRESSURE IMPACTOR; MANUFACTURING FACTORIES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISEASES; HEAVY METALS; MANUFACTURE; NANOPARTICLES; RUBBER PRODUCTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

RUBBER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84880989399     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes102     Document Type: Article

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