Extrapolating the applicability of measurement data on worker inhalation exposure to chemical substances

R Franken, N Shandilya, H Marquart… - Annals of Work …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Measured data are generally preferred to modelled estimates of exposure. Grouping and
read-across is already widely used and accepted approach in toxicology, but an appropriate …

ECETOC TRAv3: An in-depth comparison of publicly available measurement data sets with modelled estimates of occupational inhalation exposure to chemicals

N Savic, J Urbanus, O Henschel, Q Li… - Annals of Work …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In this study, 129 exposure situations (ESs) with six or more measured inhalation exposures
to dust from solids or vapour from liquids in occupational settings were compared with …

Summary and commentary: research needs: retrospective exposure assessment for occupational epidemiology

M Lippmann - Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
A broad array of research needs for improved retrospective exposure assessments for
occupational epidemiology studies have been identified in the sessions of this Workshop …

What is the potential measurement error in occupational exposure studies?

LS Levin, CH Rice, GK Lemasters… - Journal of the Air & …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
This paper demonstrates statistical methods that estimate measurement error from available
industrial hygiene data. Errors in measuring a continuous exposure variable may arise when …

Trends in inhalation exposure—a review of the data in the published scientific literature

KS Creely, H Cowie, M Van Tongeren… - Annals of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
As part of a larger study aimed at identifying the long-term changes in inhalation exposure
for selected hazardous substances in a number of industrial sectors within the UK, we have …

Evaluation of three retrospective exposure assessment methods

PA Stewart, PSJ Lees, A Correa… - Annals of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To evaluate three methods for assessing retrospective exposures of acrylonitrile
workers. Methods: Three methods used to develop historical exposure estimates for a …

A training exercise in subjectively estimating inhalation exposures

SE Semple, LA Proud, SN Tannahill, ME Tindall… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2001 - JSTOR
Objectives This study examined whether it is possible to train occupational hygienists to
estimate inhalation exposures reliably from limited occupational information using a new …

New opportunities in exposure assessment of occupational epidemiology: use of measurements to aid exposure reconstruction in population-based studies

PJ Dopart, MC Friesen - Current environmental health reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Exposure assessment efforts in population-based studies are
increasingly incorporating measurements. The published literature was reviewed to identify …

Experimental assessment of inhalation and dermal exposure to chemicals during industrial or professional activities in relation to the performance of ECETOC TRA

R Franken, KM Kasiotis, AN Tsakirakis… - Annals of Work …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
For many work situations only insufficient exposure data are available to perform proper risk
assessment. Because measuring worker exposure can be time consuming and resource …

Adoption of exposure assessment tools to assist in providing respiratory protection recommendations

EG Lee, DM Ceballos - Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Selecting a proper respirator requires determining the ratio of an employee's maximum use
concentration (MUC) divided by the occupational exposure limit of a chemical. Current …