proposing a noise standards should be considered seriously by the governmental authorities because of the prevalence of hazardous noise exposure and the seriousness of the effects . in a survey founded by world health organization’s regional office in iran, the existing as well as gathered data from field were applied to propose a national occupational noise exposure limit. the collected data p...

A colorimetric detection method using amine-functionalized polymer films doped with a pH indicator has been developed for the rapid, sensitive, and quantitative detection of gaseous formaldehyde at concentrations well below the immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) limit. In 1 min, visible color changes are easily observed, even down to the permissible exposure limit (PEL) at 750 ppb. ...

A low-cost yet highly sensitive colorimetric sensor array for the detection and identification of toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) has been developed. The sensor consists of a disposable array of cross-responsive nanoporous pigments whose colors are changed by diverse chemical interactions with analytes. Clear differentiation among 20 different TICs has been easily achieved at both their IDLH ...

background: this cross sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between metal dust exposure and respiratory health in male steel workers in terengganu, malaysia. methods: subjects were interviewed using a structured questionnaire from british medical research council (bmrc) questionnaire regarding respiratory symptoms and were examined their lung function using spirometer. ...

For 41 chemicals there exist both reasonable data on carcinogenic potency in experimental animals and also a defined Permissible Exposure Level (PEL), which is the upper limit of legally permissible chronic occupational exposure for U.S. workers. These 41 agents are ranked by an index that compares the permitted chronic human exposure to the chronic dose rate that induces tumors in 50% of labor...

A disposable preoxidation technique that dramatically improves the detection and identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by a colorimetric sensor array is reported. Passing a vapor stream through a tube packed with chromic acid on silica immediately before the colorimetric sensor array substantially increases the sensitivity to less-reactive VOCs and improves the limits of detection...

aerosol A colloidal dispersion of liquid particles in a gas, e.g., SO2, which will react with the OH radical in the atmosphere to form tiny droplets of sulfuric acid (H2SO4). hazard In a volcanic context, hazard refers to the phenomena produced by a volcanic event and is directly related to Risk, where Risk1⁄4Hazard Vulnerability, with vulnerability referring to the consequences for population ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to evaluate trends in occupational lead exposures throughout U.S. industry after the establishment of the general industry lead standard in 1978 and the construction industry standard in 1993. METHODS Lead exposure measurements collected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under their compliance and consultation programs were ana...