Analysis of dust exposure during chainsaw forest operations
In 1999, the European Union proclaimed hardwood dust carcinogenic based on the classification of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued in 1995. The operational exposure limit (OEL) for inhalable wood dust has been set to 5 mg m-3 by EU directives, though in different countrie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
2017-02-01
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Series: | iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry |
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Online Access: | https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor2123-009 |