Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

  • Abbreviation: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9820
  • DOI: 10.5897/JTEHS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 218

Full Length Research Paper

Asbestos exposure risk from ceiling and other building materials

Kevin Guth
  • Kevin Guth
  • Center for Environmental and Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Ushang Desai
  • Ushang Desai
  • Center for Environmental and Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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James McCluskey
  • James McCluskey
  • Center for Environmental and Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Raymond Harbison
  • Raymond Harbison
  • Center for Environmental and Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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  •  Received: 15 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 08 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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