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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) are among the highest produced nanoparticles in the world today and are increasingly being incorporated into a wide range of construction and domestic products. Production on such a massive scale raises…

Hexavalent chromium is the most toxic form of chromium. Currently, no biological exposure marker exists that is specific to hexavalent chromium. A bibliographic study has shown that Cr(VI) is incorporated into erythrocytes while the other species…

Testing and assessment of chemicals for their endocrine disruption properties are a major concern for chemical safety. Besides regulatory studies which use standard markers (e.g. anogenital distance), more targeted mode of action studies can…

Beryllium exposure is known to seriously affect health, and even very low levels of exposure may be toxic. It is therefore essential that biological or air-monitoring strategies adopted in the workplace are reliable and accurate over a range…