Assessment of dust emission and working conditions in the bamboo and wooden furniture industries in Malaysia
A study was carried out to assess the dust emission and working conditions in the bamboo and rubberwood furniture manufacturing industries in Malaysia. The emission of wood dust arising from these industries was measured in each main work station in the mills. Meanwhile, a questionnaire-based survey...
| Main Authors: | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ramasamy, Geetha, Ioras, Florin, Thanasegaran, Ganesh, Muttiah, Neelakandan |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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North Carolina State University
2016
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55139/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55139/1/Assessment%20of%20dust%20emission%20and%20working%20conditions%20in%20the%20bamboo%20and%20wooden%20furniture%20industries%20in%20Malaysia.pdf |
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