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2. Workplace exposure monitoring - Wikipedia

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   A wide array of methods and instrumentation are used in workplace exposure monitoring. Direct-read instruments give immediate data, and include colorimetric indicators such as gas detector tubes, and electronic devices such as gas monitors and aerosol particle counters. In addition, samples may be collected and sent to a laboratory for slower ...

3. Biomonitoring - Wikipedia

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   CDC established three criteria for removing chemicals from future surveys: a new replacement chemical (i.e., a metabolite or other chemical) is more representative of exposure than the chemical currently measured, or if after three survey periods, detection rates for all chemicals within a method-related group are less than 5 percent for all ...

4. Workplace health surveillance - Wikipedia

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   Workplace hazards can be chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic, psychosocial, or safety-related in nature. [8] Hazard surveillance is an essential component of any occupational health surveillance effort and is used for defining the elements of the risk management program.

5. Biomarkers of exposure assessment - Wikipedia

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   Biomarkers of exposure are the actual chemicals, or chemical metabolites, that can be measured in the body or after excretion from the body to determine different characteristics of an organism’s exposure. For example, a person or fish’s blood can be tested to see the levels of lead and therefore determine the exposure.

6. Occupational toxicology - Wikipedia

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   As of 1983, around 60,000 chemical compounds were considered to be of occupational consequence. [1] Certain sectors have an increased potential for exposure to chemical and biological agents, including manufacturing, construction, mining, logging, and agriculture, as well as service sector workplaces such as in automobile repair, gasoline stations, pipelines, truck and rail transportation ...

7. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Wikipedia

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   ATSDR is an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services concerned with the effects of hazardous substances on human health. ATSDR is charged with assessing the presence and nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites, as well as helping prevent or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that can result from such exposures. [7]