Occupational Exposure to Chemicals, Aerosols and Toxic Materials
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Toxicology and Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2024 | Viewed by 881
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Exposure estimation and management is an integral part of workplace safety management systems. If excessive or significant exposure cannot be ruled out, for instance, by considering the number of chemicals used, or the concentration of dust-producing substances in machined matrixes, exposure needs to be estimated. Methods of estimating exposure include exposure modeling, biomonitoring, and airway or skin exposure measurements of harmful agents.
The present Special Issue deals with the estimation and management of occupational exposure. The emphasis is on agents that have the potential to cause permanent damage to exposed workers in industrial settings. This includes carcinogens and other mutagens, allergens, and sensitizers, as well as other substances causing potentially life-shortening occupational diseases. Ways of managing the exposure in question should be either established or, at least, discussed.
The aim of this Special Issue is to show that particularly harmful agents commonly present in many occupational settings can be managed with common exposure management methods, without hindering cost-efficient production methods. In fact, when considering all costs of excessive occupational exposure to particularly harmful agents, whether it be the manufacturers or society as a whole, exposure management is beneficial not just from a humane perspective but also from an economical perspective. Therefore, in this Special Issue, the economic realities of suggested exposure management protocols will be discussed with regard to total production costs. Papers presenting descriptions of methods developed to estimate exposure or analyze exposure agents will also be considered, as will reports of methods developed to manage exposure.
Dr. Tapani Tuomi
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- occupational exposure
- exposure management
- causes and implications of exposure
- carcinogens
- mutagens
- allergens
- sensitizers
- dust management protocols
- exposure estimations methods
- analysis of exposure agents and their metabolites
