The indigenous sea gypsy divers of Thailand’s west coast: Measurement of carbon monoxide in the breathing air

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 481-489

  Gold, David ^a   Geater, Alan ^b   Aiyarak, Somboon ^c   Juengpraeert, Wilawan ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Phuket Provincial Health Office   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Breathing Air; Carbon Monoxide; Indigenous divers; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING APPARATUS; DIVING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIVING; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; THAILAND;

EID: 85012546520     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732299302693     Document Type: Article

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