HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC DISCHARGES OF PIPE FURNACES REFINING PLANTS

Hazardous Substances and Activities

Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances

I. Review information and studies on the environmental exposure and effects of nanoparticulate silver; II. Comment on known or predicted environmental exposure levels and whether these present a human health or environmental risk; III. Comment on the nature of appropriate measures to minimise risks, if these are felt to be necessary at this point in time; IV. Consider what action should be take...

The BG measurement system for hazardous substances (BGMG) and the exposure database of hazardous substances (MEGA).

German employers' liability insurance associations or Berufsgenossenschaften (BGs)--institutions for statutory accident insurance--maintain a measurement system for hazardous substances, the so-called BGMG. The aim of the BGMG is to determine and document valid results of measurements of exposure primarily for prevention purposes. The data are collected systematically, in parallel to the sampli...

Determination of hazardous substances in food basket eggs in Tehran, Iran: A preliminary study

Extensive distribution of hazardous substances in food chain and the deleterious effect of their residues on public health are a great concern of the society. Chicken eggs, as one of the most popular food commodities, in different parts of Tehran (Iran) were analyzed for two groups of hazardous substances including some organochlorine pesticides (OC) such as aldrin, lindane, dieldrin, dichlorod...

New York hazardous substances emergency events surveillance: learning from hazardous substances releases to improve safety.

Since 1993, the New York State Department of Health, funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, has collected data about non-petroleum hazardous substances releases through the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (NYHSEES) project. This study investigates risk factors for hazardous substances releases that may result in public health consequences such as inju...