Unmanned Aerial Systems in Occupational Hygiene-Learning from Allied Disciplines

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 949-958

  Eninger, Robert M ^a   Johnson, Robert L ^b  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Global Security Sciences Division Building 203   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental monitoring; industrial hygiene; occupational hygiene; sampling; unmanned aerial systems

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING;

EMERGENCY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE; POTENTIAL UTILITY; STATE OF THE ART; TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

DANGEROUS GOODS;

AIRCRAFT; ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROCEDURES; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH;

AIRCRAFT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH;

EID: 84943579389     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mev041     Document Type: Article

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