Respiratory effects in woodworkers exposed to wood and wood coatings dust: a regional evaluation of South East Asian countries
This study investigated the dust emission characteristics of different wood coatings and wood substrates and its effects on the lung function of woodworkers in the South East Asian region. The study revealed that harder coating films produced a greater proportion of finer dust particles compared to...
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Main Authors: | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, Florin, Tadin, Ishak, Lim, Tau Wai, Ramasamy, Geetha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Asian Network for Scientific Information
2014
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35238/1/Respiratory%20effects%20in%20woodworkers%20exposed%20to%20wood%20and%20wood%20coatings%20dust%20a%20regional%20evaluation%20of%20South%20East%20Asian%20countries.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35238/ http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2014.1763.1768 |
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