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Under construction: building a safer industry.
A revolution in the building industry over the past decade has spawned a new generation of safer materials and practices, decreasing some health risks for construction workers. Concerned consumers, builders, materials manufacturers, and government regulatory agencies have all contributed to a turn t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11882489 |
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author | Tibbetts, John |
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description | A revolution in the building industry over the past decade has spawned a new generation of safer materials and practices, decreasing some health risks for construction workers. Concerned consumers, builders, materials manufacturers, and government regulatory agencies have all contributed to a turn toward "green" building materials and practices, meaning that homeowners and office workers now are better able to live and work in healthier environments, and many construction workers are handling and installing less-toxic materials. |
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spelling | pubmed-12407752005-11-08 Under construction: building a safer industry. Tibbetts, John Environ Health Perspect Research Article A revolution in the building industry over the past decade has spawned a new generation of safer materials and practices, decreasing some health risks for construction workers. Concerned consumers, builders, materials manufacturers, and government regulatory agencies have all contributed to a turn toward "green" building materials and practices, meaning that homeowners and office workers now are better able to live and work in healthier environments, and many construction workers are handling and installing less-toxic materials. 2002-03 /pmc/articles/PMC1240775/ /pubmed/11882489 Text en |
spellingShingle | Research Article Tibbetts, John Under construction: building a safer industry. |
title | Under construction: building a safer industry. |
title_full | Under construction: building a safer industry. |
title_fullStr | Under construction: building a safer industry. |
title_full_unstemmed | Under construction: building a safer industry. |
title_short | Under construction: building a safer industry. |
title_sort | under construction: building a safer industry. |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11882489 |
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