An assessment of ozone levels, UV radiation and their occupational health hazard estimation during photocopying operation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 275, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-62

  Singh, Bhupendra Pratap ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Singh, Deepak ^a   Punia, Monika ^a   Kumar, Krishan ^a   Jain, Vinod Kumar ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ozone; Photocopier machine; Standard erythema dose; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOHAZARDS; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; PHOTOCOPYING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACADEMIC INSTITUTES; DIRECT AND INDIRECT METHODS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE PRODUCTION; SPECTRAL RADIATION; VISIBLE RADIATIONS;

OZONE;

OZONE; AIR POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OZONE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MACHINE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHOTOCOPIER MACHINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRINTING; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DELHI; INDIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OZONE; PRINTING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84900871118     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.04.049     Document Type: Article

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