This study surveyed wood dust exposure levels and pulmonary hazards among wood mill workers. Dust concentrations as measured by six-stage cascade impactors were high in work areas of grinding and screening. Total dust concentrations for these dusty activities ranged from 4.4 to 22.4 mg/m3, and the r
Pulmonary function and symptoms of Nigerian workers exposed to cement dust
β Scribed by U.G. Oleru
- Book ID
- 115874006
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 462 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-9351
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