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Byssinosis: Cotton Dust Exposure

Cotton dust: Geometric mean exposures and percent exceeding designated occupational exposure limits by cotton process, OSHA samples, 1980–2003
Cotton dust: Geometric mean exposures and percent exceeding designated occupational exposure limits by cotton process, OSHA samples, 1980–2003

- indicates incalculable field.PEL - permissible exposure limitREL - recommended exposure limitGM - geometric meanmg/m3 - milligrams per cubic meter OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Note:  The NIOSH REL is 0.2 mg/m3. See appendices for source description, methods, and agents.

Source:  OSHA Integrated Management Information System.


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