Carbon nanotube and nanofiber exposure assessments: An analysis of 14 site visits

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 705-723

  Dahm, Matthew M ^a   Schubauer Berigan, Mary K ^a   Evans, Douglas E ^a   Birch, M Eileen ^a   Fernback, Joseph E ^a   Deddens, James A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Carbon nanotubes; Exposure assessment; Nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON NANOFIBERS; HEALTH; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BREATHING ZONES; ELEMENTAL CARBON; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE LIMITS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; RESPIRABLE MASS CONCENTRATIONS; STRUCTURE SIZES; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOFIBER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOFIBERS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941556453     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mev020     Document Type: Article

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