Controlling formaldehyde exposures in an academic gross anatomy laboratory

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 127-132

  Klein, Robert C ^a   King, Cathleen ^a   Castagna, Paula ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomical dissection; exposure; formaldehyde; ventilated tables

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; DISSECTION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DISSECTION; FORMALDEHYDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; VENTILATION;

EID: 84895512870     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.816432     Document Type: Article

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