Open AccessHEALTH HAZARDS OF NON-POISONOUS DUSTS—A RÉSUMÉ OF SOME RECENT INVESTIGATIONS
Author(s) -
Emery R. Hayhurst
Publication year - 1920
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.10.1.60
Subject(s) - environmental health , occupational safety and health , medicine , pathology
Five million workers are subject to industrial dust hazards in this country. The risk to them may be decreased if what is becoming known is utilized. A scientific basis for estimating maximum amounts permissible is near at hand, while the body defenses are becoming better understood.