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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…

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The sectors and channels for treating Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) have changed considerably in recent years due to the regulatory context and to the development of new technologies. In…

Currently booming, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), also known as intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion (IPHC), is a cancer treatment given in the operating theatre. It consists, after resection of the peritoneal metastatic…

In order to draw appropriate conclusions about the possible adverse biological effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs), the so-called “dose-effect” relationship must be explored. This requires proper quantification of titanium…

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…

Although workers may be exposed to chromium metal, Cr(III) compounds and Cr(VI) compounds in the workplace, only Cr(VI) compounds are of particular concern in terms of possible health hazards. After uptake via ingestion, inhalation and/or percutaneous…

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…

Beryllium may be toxic at low levels of exposure and need therefore a biological and/or air monitoring strategy in order to monitor subject’s exposure. The main objective of the work presented in this manuscript was to develop and validate a sensitive…

Thermal spraying is a process during which a coating is applied at high temperature and at high speed onto an object in order to improve the surface properties of that object. Existing thermal spraying processes differ from one another by the…