CONCENTRATION AND SIZE OF AIRBORNE PARTICULATES IN WOODWORKING SHOPS

ABSTRACT Wood secondary processing operations generate large amounts of airborne particulates. Inhalation of this material can lead to the development of work-related respiratory diseases. The Brazilian legislation does not define threshold limit values for airborne wood particles, and local studies...

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Main Authors: Renan Pereira Barbosa, Nilton Cesar Fiedler, José Reinaldo Moreira Silva, Amaury Paulo de Souza, Luciano José Minette, Michel Picanço Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Investigações Florestais 2018-08-01
Series:Revista Árvore
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-67622018000100208&lng=en&tlng=en