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The quality of exposure assessment has been shown to have large implications on epidemiological results. For hazard identification, qualitative or semi-quantitative exposure assessment is sufficient, while risk quantification…
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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…
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A campaign to measure exposure to hexavalent chromium compounds was carried out in France by the seven CARSAT chemistry laboratories, CRAMIF laboratory, and INRS over the 2010–2013 period. The survey included 99 companies involved in various…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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This scientific and technical note is a report on existing knowledge concerning the management of waste to characterize the potential chemical risks of this industry. This reflexion was carried out following the implementation of the law…
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In recent years, numerous patients in Europe were reported to suffer from dimethyl fumarate (DMFu)-induced dermatitis, following contact with DMFu contaminated articles. DMFu was used as a biocide preventing mould development though it was not…
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Occupational exposure measurements of airborne substances realized by chemical laboratories of the French Health Insurance are gathered and stored into a database. The so called COLCHIC database contains more than 900.000 measurements…
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The sampling duration and the number of measurements realized have a dramatic impact on the quality of occupational exposure assessment to toluene with regards to Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL). For evaluating this impact, a measurements…