Field comparison of inhalable air samplers for the determination of occupational exposure to inhalable aerosols and soluble proteins in food production.
This study assessed the performance of the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) and Gesamtstaubprobenahme (GSP) personal inhalable aerosol samplers in measuring aerosol and soluble protein (SP) concentrations across 12 food industry environments. A total of 193 sampling pairs (GSP and IOM) were...
| Published in: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Vol. 22; no. 9; pp. 702 - 713 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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