Airborne concentrations of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in North American wood mills during the manufacturing of Oriented Strand Board (OSB)

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 789-798

  Karoly, William J ^a,e   Flatley, John J ^b   Stevenson, Ralph D ^c   Bowers, John D ^d  

^a Industrial Hygiene Consultant   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS   (United States)

^c Stevenson Indust Hygiene Services   (United States)

^d Huntsman Polyurethanes   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

MDI; MDI binder in OSB mills; Polymeric MDI; Wood dust in OSB mills

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYLMETHANE 4,4' DIISOCYANATE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; WOOD; WOOD DUST;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ISOCYANATES; JOB DESCRIPTION; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERS; RISK FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 9744248656     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490885644     Document Type: Article

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