Establishing a baseline diesel particulate matter (DPM) exposure profile for an underground mechanized platinum mine / Liebenberg, M.M.M.

Background: Workers are daily exposed to diesel exhaust (DE) and DPM due to the continuous increase of diesel–powered vehicles in the underground mining environment. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that DE be regarded as a “potential occupational carcinog...

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Main Author: Liebenberg, Marlize Maria Magdalena
Published: North-West University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7057