A More Rational Method for Sampling of Airborne Fibrocenic Dust in Epidemiology of Pneumoconioses
Current sampling instruments of respirable dust (RD) may over estimate the inhaled dose by up to 400% depending on the size distribution of airborne dust. This limitation and the practice of assigning a single value for RD to all jobs regardless of the level of activity are incompatible with the adv...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1987-07-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1563.pdf&manuscript_id=1563 |