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Extrapolation of Experimental Field Study to a National Occupational Noise Exposure Standard [PDF]

International Journal of Occupational Hygiene, 2010
Proposing a Noise Standards should be considered seriously by the governmental authorities because of the prevalence of hazardous noise exposure and the seriousness of the effects.
Mohammad Javad Jafari, Maryam Haghshenas, Ali Karimi   +2 more
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Personal exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in various occupations in Spain and France

Environment International, 2023
Background: A preliminary job-exposure matrix (JEM) for radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) was created based on self-reported occupational information from a multi-country population-based study of approximately 10,000 participants combined ...
Maxime Turuban, Hans Kromhout, Javier Vila, Miquel Vallbona-Vistós, Isabelle Baldi, Michelle C. Turner   +5 more
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Residual cognitive deficits 50 years after lead poisoning during childhood [PDF]

, 1993
The long term neurobehavioural consequences of childhood lead poisoning are not known. In this study adult subjects with a documented history of lead poisoning before age 4 and matched controls were examined with an abbreviated battery of ...
Baker, E.I., Baker, E.L., Baloh, R.W., Bellinger, D., Benton, A.L., C Morey, Ernhart, C.B., Faust, D., Gompertz, D., Grandjean, P., H Hu, Halstead, W.C., Hanninen, H., Hu, H., Jeyaratnan, J., Keller, C.A., Landrigan, P.J., Lansdowne, R.G., McNair, D.M., Mostellar, F., Needleman, H.L., Osbome, D., Pope, A., R Diamond, R F White, Rabinowitz, M.B., Raven, J.C., Reitan, R.M., Reitan, R.M., Russell, E.W., S Proctor, Shaheen, S., Silbergeld, E.K., Thomas, M., Valciukas, J.A., Wechsler, D., Wechsler, D., White, R.F., Wigg, N.R., Winneke, G.   +39 more
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Binding occupational exposure limits for carcinogens in the EU – good or bad?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019
The European Union (EU) has increased its efforts to counteract cancer due to occupational exposure. This is done by several means, including more active use and revision of the Carcinogen Directive (1), launch of the Roadmap on Carcinogens (2) and the ...
Gunnar Johanson, Håkan Tinnerberg
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OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CHEMICALS [PDF]

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2001
▸ Occupational exposure limits (OELs) are tools to help employers protect the health of those who may be exposed to chemicals in their workplace. Under the United Kingdom Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations they define adequate control by inhalation.▸ OELs are set by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) on advice from its ...
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS

Medycyna Pracy, 2014
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is produced in Poland as a high production volume chemical (HPVC). It is used mainly as a pigment for paints and coatings, plastics, paper, and also as additives to food and pharmaceuticals. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are increasingly applied in cosmetics, textiles and plastics as the ultraviolet light blocker.
Anna Maria Świdwińska-Gajewska, Sławomir Czerczak   +1 more
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Exposure Assessment of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Generated During the Synthesis Process in a South African Research Laboratory

Frontiers in Toxicology, 2022
During the synthesis of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), various occupational exposures occur, leading to health consequences. To date, there is paucity of studies focused on modeling the deposition of nanoparticles emitted from ENMs synthesis processes.
Masilu D. Masekameni, Charlene Andraos, Il Je Yu, Mary Gulumian, Mary Gulumian   +4 more
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Occupational Exposures and Chronic Airflow Limitation [PDF]

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 1996
The recent literature was reviewed to evaluate whether chronic airflow limitation is associated with occupational exposures to dusts. Only those studies that controlled for the effects of smoking were included. There is compelling evidence that exposure to inorganic dusts, such as from coal and hardrock mining or asbestos, are associated with the ...
Helen Dimich-Ward, Susan M Kennedy, Moira Chan-Yeung   +2 more
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A Simple Proposition for Improving Industrial Hygiene Air Sampling Methods

Safety and Health at Work, 2019
When conducting an exposure assessment, the primary goal of the industrial hygienist is to fully characterize the worker's exposure during a work shift to compare it with an occupational exposure limit. This applies regardless of the duration of the work
Samuel Y. Paik, David M. Zalk
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Spot urine porphyrins/creatinine ratio profile of healthy Brazilian individuals adjusted for personal habits [PDF]

, 2009
Changes in urinary porphyrin excretion may be the result of hereditary causes and/or from environmental or occupational exposure. The objective of this study was to measure the amount of some porphyrins in spot urine samples obtained from volunteers ...
ALVES, A.N.L., BURATTINI, M.N., DELLA ROSA, H.V., SUMITA, N.M.   +3 more
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