The Australian Work Exposures Study: Prevalence of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

The Australian Work Exposures Study: Prevalence of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

Background: Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is a biologically active dust that can accumulate in the lung and induce silicosis and lung cancer. Despite occupational exposure being the predominant source, no study has described current occupational RCS exposure on a national scale in Australia. T...

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Main Authors: Si, Si, Carey, R., Reid, A., Driscoll, T., Glass, D., Peters, S., Benke, G., Darcey, E., Fritschi, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34192

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