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Assessing chemical risks at the workplace can include a chemicals measurement step whose aim is to assess the exposures of the workers. In order to perform exposure diagnostic assessments that are representative of the risks, the measurements…

(1,3)-B-D-glucans are compounds of biological origin (moulds, yeast, plants, certain bacteria). They may be present in the workplace air and can represent a toxinic risk for exposed workers.

The objectives of the study are to develop and to assess a method…

Waste sorting activities are source of occupational bioaerosol exposure that was associated with several health disorders such as rhinitis, asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. So far, the microbial biodiversity data published in this…

Many developed countries store the results of exposure measurements at workplaces into databases. Since these databases are often maintained by national institutions, the relevance of these data is limited to a national scale. The merging…

In the French construction sector, almost one million workers are potentially exposed to the risk of inhaling asbestos fibres. However, knowledge of the exposures and follow-up of these populations remain poor considering the small size of…

In occupational area, the workers can be exposed to several chemical substances simultaneously. Most exposure assessment procedures are limited to deciding if the levels are acceptable with regards to the occupational exposure limit. However…

Uses of Chemicals placed on the European market within the framework of the REACH regulation require in the end a field assessment according to the provisions of the French Labour Code. Numerous methods exist for assessing chemical risks in…

Outline of reasons and objectives
The objective of this study is to give companies a method for:
compiling various sources of information a priori making it possible to assess the levels of exposure to chemical pollutants, in particular statistical…

Outline of reasons and objectives
Setting occupational exposure limit values for chemical pollutants is an essential tool in preventing chemical risks. Butadiene, the third most used Carcinogenic-Mutagenic-Reprotoxic (CMR) substance in…