Introduction Due to increased awareness of the toxicity of organic substances, government organization, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), have continually decreased the permissible exposure limits of many organic substances. For example, in the last ten years, the permissible exposure limit for...

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