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Summary of measurements of employee exposure to airborne dust and fiber in sixteen facilities producing man-made mineral fibers

NURTAN ESMEN Department of Industrial Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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MORTON CORN Department of Industrial Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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YEHIA HAMMAD Department of Industrial Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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DANE WHITTIER, Department of Industrial Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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NANCY KOTSKO Department of Industrial Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Pages 108-117 | Published online: 04 Jun 2010

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MargaretM. Quinn, ThomasJ. Smith, Thomas Schneider, EllenA. Eisen & DavidH. Wegman. (2005) Determinants of Airborne Fiber Size in the Glass Fiber Production Industry. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2:1, pages 19-28.
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