Background The study of human exposure to environmental toxicants has evolved as a
scientific field over the past 30 years. Objectives This review provides a historical …

Contact dermatitis is the most frequent type of occupational skin disease. Although
prevention of contact dermatitis in the workplace should ideally be accomplished through …

Exposure of the skin to chemical substances can contribute significantly to total dose in
many workplace situations, and its relative importance will increase when airborne …

Since the 1960s, the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production
per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous …

Air and surface chlorpyrifos residues were measured for 24 hours following a 0.5 percent
Dursban broadcast application for fleas inside a residence. Two of the three treated rooms …

Objectives. Most epidemiological studies of pesticides have used self-reports rather than
quantitative measurements to assess exposures. The purpose of this study was to identify …

There is a great need to accurately assess skin exposure to contact allergens. We have
developed a technique for assessment of skin exposure to nickel, chromium and cobalt …

Health Effects of Pesticides covers various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behaviour,
degradation, and impacts on the agrarian environment. It focuses on pesticide poisoning …

A well-established provision for mass-casualty decontamination that incorporates the use of
mobile showering units has been developed in the UK. The effectiveness of such …

Dermal exposure to pesticides was characterized by fluorescent tracers, video imaging, and
patch sampling during orchard/airblast and greenhouse/handgunner applications. Pesticide …