Isocyanates in Australia: Current exposure to an old hazard

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Isocyanates in Australia: Current exposure to an old hazard

Exposure to isocyanates has consistently been reported as the most common cause of occupational asthma. The objectives of this study were to assess how many Australian workers are currently exposed to isocyanates, identify the occupations with highest proportion of exposed workers and identify the m...

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Main Authors:	El-Zaemey, Sonia, Glass, D., Fritschi, Lin, Darcey, E., Carey, Renee, Driscoll, T., Abramson, M., Si, Si, Benke, G., Reid, Alison
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70212

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