Estimation of quantitative levels of diesel exhaust exposure and the health impact in the contemporary Australian mining industry

Objectives To estimate quantitative levels of exposure to diesel exhaust expressed by elemental carbon (EC) in the contemporary mining industry and to describe the excess risk of lung cancer that may result from those levels. Methods EC exposure has been monitored in Western Australian miners since...

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Main Authors: Peters, S., de Klerk, N., Reid, Alison, Fritschi, Lin, Musk, A., Vermeulen, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BMJ Group 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3693