A set of 270 bioaerosol samples was collected among 15 composting facilities using 37 mm closed-face sampling cassettes. The aim of the study was to investigate the endotoxin deposits on the inner cassette walls during sampling and to the issue…
This work focuses on the determination of airborne particle average size based on the simultaneous measurement of their number and lung-deposited surface area concentrations. In the absence of real-time size-resolved instruments, this…
Manufactured Nano-Objects (MNO) are becoming widespread and, especially given their specific properties, it has become necessary to assess the risks linked to their production and use in industrial settings. We describe a survey conducted in…
This document reports the design and characterization of a versatile aerosol generation facility (CAIMAN).
This setup is capable of producing stable and reproducible polydisperse nanoaerosols or classified airborne nanoparticles (1) made…
This work aim was to develop a modular programme allowing the inversion of data stemming from cascade impactors based on the mass (or any quantity) collected on each impaction stage. Through a precise description of the collection efficiency…
In the course of their work, building and construction workers can be exposed to inhalation of asbestos fibres. To find out more, in 2012, INRS conducted a campaign of measurements making it possible to evaluate the exposure of plumbing & heating…
Members of an international standards working group for silica measurement (ISO/TC146/SC2/WG7 Silica) have collaborated to assess the differences between analytical approaches for the analysis of respirable crystalline silica (RCS). In addition…
Introduction : Cement is widely used both by the general public and in industry. Allergic pathologies related to long-term use of cement are well-known. Other pathologies, namely respiratory pathologies (asthma, lung-function decrease...) are also…