Asbestos Exposure among Construction Workers During Demolition of Old Houses in Tehran, Iran
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Asbestos Exposure among Construction Workers During Demolition of Old Houses in Tehran, Iran
Air quality in demolition practices has seldom been evaluated in Iran. Accordingly, we evaluated asbestos exposure among Tehran construction workers during the demolition of old houses. To identify possible sources of asbestos exposure, including thermal insulations, chimney pipes and cement sheets, were all sampled. This study also were taken the personal air samples to evaluate any asbestos e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2012-0118