Aims: To assess hazards associated with exposure to dust in the London Underground
railway and to provide an informed opinion on the risks to workers and the travelling public …

This article assesses hazards associated with exposure to dust in tunnels and platforms of
the A and B lines of Rome's underground railway and provides an informed opinion on the …

Background Exposure to ambient airborne particulate matter is a major risk factor for
mortality and morbidity, associated with asthma, lung cancer, heart disease, myocardial …

In 1995, a petroleum marketer introduced a diesel fuel additive in the UK containing Mn as
MMT (methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl). A small study of personal exposures …

Personal exposures to dust and gases were measured among 189 underground
construction workers who were divided into seven occupational groups performing similar …

Background and Aims: The Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, has been erupting since July
1995 and volcanic ash has fallen on the island throughout most of the eruption. The ash …

Objectives: Although associations have been found between levels of ambient airborne
particles and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population, little is known about …

Aerosol samples were collected using a stacked filter unit (SFU) for PM10-2.0 and PM2. 0
size fractions on the platform of a metropolitan underground railway station in downtown …

Abstract The United States Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 reflected increasing concern
about potential effects of low-level airborne metal exposure on a wide array of illnesses …

A prior study in New York City observed that airborne concentrations of three metals found in
steel–iron, manganese, and chromium–are more than 100 times higher in the subway …