Dust, noise and chemical solvents exposure of workers in the wooden furniture industry in South East Asia.

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Dust, noise and chemical solvents exposure of workers in the wooden furniture industry in South East Asia.

A study was carried out to evaluate the dust, noise and chemical solvents exposure among workers in the wooden furniture industry in the South East Asian region comprising Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. A total of 30 factories were selected from each country for the study. Air quality sa...

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Main Authors:	Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Natthondan, V., Ioras, F., McNulty, T.
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Asian Network for Scientific Information 2010
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14152/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14152/1/Dust.pdf

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