industrial hygiene – TechConnect Briefs

Innovative Multi-Mode Vapor Thermal Desorption Devices

Tolley W., Patel S.V., Seacoast Science, Inc, US

Use of thermal desorption techniques is an established method for environmental and industrial hygiene studies of noxious vapors and their effects on health. Utility of the thermal desorption technique, however, has been hampered by rudimentary [...]

Framework for Quantitative Exposure Assessment of Nanostructured Materials in Occupational Settings

Kreider M.L., Unice K.M., Panko J.M., ChemRisk, US

The purpose of this work was to provide a framework for assessing potential for risk and exposure to nanostructured materials in occupational settings. In doing so, we evaluated the characteristics of amorphous silica and carbon [...]