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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Modeling of oil mist and oil vapor concentration in the shale shaker area on offshore drilling installations.

30 Oct 2009 The objective of this study was to develop regression models to predict concentrations of oil mist and oil vapor in the workplace atmosphere in the shale shaker area of offshore drilling installations. Collection of monitoring reports of oil mist ... Read more...

DMPS can reverse the features of severe mercury vapor-induced neurological damage.

30 Oct 2009 CASE REPORT: A 36-year-old jewelry producer presented with tremor, slurred speech, lethargy, headache, and incoordination. On examination he had a coarse tremor of the outstretched hands and protruded tongue, slurred speech, "Hatter's shakes" ... Read more...

Determination of an environmental background level of 90Sr in urine for the Hanford bioassay program.

30 Oct 2009 During the decommissioning and maintenance of some of the facilities at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site in Washington State, workers have potential for a Sr intake. However, because of worldwide radioactive fallout, Sr is present in our ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Occupational Exposure'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Modeling of oil mist and oil vapor concentration in the shale shaker area on offshore drilling installations. 30 Oct 2009
• DMPS can reverse the features of severe mercury vapor-induced neurological damage. 30 Oct 2009
• Determination of an environmental background level of 90Sr in urine for the Hanford bioassay program. 30 Oct 2009
• Assessment of exposure to secondhand smoke at outdoor bars and family restaurants in Athens, Georgia, using salivary cotinine. 30 Oct 2009
• Beryllium aerosol characteristics in the magnesium and aluminum transformation industry in Quebec: a comparison of four different sampling methodologies. 30 Oct 2009
• Measurements of airborne methylene diphenyl diisocyanate concentration in the U.S. workplace--comment. 30 Oct 2009
• Clinical practice. Postexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection. 27 Oct 2009
• Protective measures and H5N1-seroprevalence among personnel tasked with bird collection during an outbreak of avian influenza A/H5N1 in wild birds, Ruegen, Germany, 2006. 16 Oct 2009
• Exposure of treating physician to radiation during prostate brachytherapy using iodine-125 seeds: dose measurements on both hands with thermoluminescence dosimeters. 4 Oct 2009
• Professional exposure to pesticides and Parkinson disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Gene expression changes in medical workers exposed to radiation. 29 Sep 2009
• A survey of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in physiotherapists in Western Australia. 29 Sep 2009
• [Hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): evaluation, prevention and policies to avoid occupational exposure for operating room personnel] 29 Sep 2009
• Call from China for joint nanotech toxicity-testing effort. 29 Sep 2009
• The relative exposure of the operating room staff to sevoflurane during intracerebral surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• COMAR technical information statement: expert reviews on potential health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and comments on the bioinitiative report. 29 Sep 2009
• Intake risk and dose evaluation methods for workers in radiochemistry labs of a medical cyclotron facility. 29 Sep 2009
• Objective color scale for the SWYPE surface sampling technique using computerized image analysis tools. 29 Sep 2009
• Performance of an N95 filtering facepiece particulate respirator and a surgical mask during human breathing: two pathways for particle penetration. 29 Sep 2009
• Global and gene-specific promoter methylation changes are related to anti-B[a]PDE-DNA adduct levels and influence micronuclei levels in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-exposed individuals. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Occupational Exposure'

Definition: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.

Descriptor UI: D016273

Alternative terms: Occupational Exposure; Exposure, Occupational; Exposures, Occupational; Occupational Exposures;

Related Mesh Headings: Air Pollutants, Occupational; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; analysis; classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N06.850.460.350.600;

Online Note: use ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE to search OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE 1989-90

History Note: 91; was see ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE 1989-90

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific occup dis (IM) or specific occupation (IM); DF: OCCUP EXPOSURE