Title |
Quantitative assessment of airborne exposures generated during common cleaning tasks: a pilot study
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Published in |
Environmental Health, November 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-069x-9-76 |
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Authors |
Anila Bello, Margaret M Quinn, Melissa J Perry, Donald K Milton |
Abstract |
A growing body of epidemiologic evidence suggests an association between exposure to cleaning products with asthma and other respiratory disorders. Thus far, these studies have conducted only limited quantitative exposure assessments. Exposures from cleaning products are difficult to measure because they are complex mixtures of chemicals with a range of physicochemical properties, thus requiring multiple measurement techniques. We conducted a pilot exposure assessment study to identify methods for assessing short term, task-based airborne exposures and to quantitatively evaluate airborne exposures associated with cleaning tasks simulated under controlled work environment conditions. |
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Geographical breakdown
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 2% |
Colombia | 1 | 1% |
Nigeria | 1 | 1% |
France | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 80 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 16 | 19% |
Researcher | 14 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 11% |
Professor | 5 | 6% |
Other | 16 | 19% |
Unknown | 16 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 22% |
Environmental Science | 18 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 7% |
Chemistry | 5 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Other | 16 | 19% |
Unknown | 18 | 21% |