Occupational exposures to emissions from combustion of diesel and alternative fuels in underground mining-A simulated pilot study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 18-25

  Lutz, Eric A ^a   Reed, Rustin J ^a   Lee, Vivien St ^a   Burgess, Jefferey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; BIOFUEL; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; EXHAUST GAS; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIOFUELS; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MINING; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT PROJECTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84924658017     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2014.987384     Document Type: Article

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