NIOSH Criteria Documents

NIOH and NIOSH Basis for an Occupational Health Standard: Grain Dust

Health Hazards of Storing, Handling, and Shipping Grain

June 1988
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 89-126

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**
Preface	89-126A.PDF (7 pages, 396K)
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction	89-126B.PDF (38 pages, 1,518K)
2 Characteristics and Composition of Grain Dust
3 Analytical Methods
4 Human Exposure Concentrations
5 Effects in Humans
6 Animal Studies
7 Possible Mechanisms of Action
8 Research Needs
9 Conclusions
10 Summary
11 Summary in Swedish	89-126C.PDF (19 pages, 551K)
12 References
13 Appendix

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NIOSH Criteria Documents

NIOH and NIOSH Basis for an Occupational Health Standard: Grain Dust

Health Hazards of Storing, Handling, and Shipping Grain

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