| Document ID (ISN) | 110436 |
| CIS number |
10-0080 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0944-2502 - Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Baur X. |
| Title |
Workshop on safe handling of imported containers |
| Original title |
6. Workshop - Sicherer Umgang mit Import-Containern [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2010, Vol.60, No.6, p.184-185. Illus. 12 ref. |
| Abstract |
Some 20% of all imported shipping containers in Germany are contaminated with important concentrations of hazardous substances. This article consists of a review of a workshop on the safe handling in ports of potentially-contaminated shipping containers, held in Hamburg, Germany, on 11 November 2009, which mainly addressed the issued of health hazards due to fumigation, residues and toxic chemicals. Topics addressed included: sampling and analysis techniques for potentially-contaminated containers; City of Hamburg regulations concerning minimum requirements for sampling and analysis; thermal desorption gas chromatography couples with mass spectroscopy; issues raised by fumigation; electronic methods of gas detection; Hamburg database for fumigated containers; testing the gas-tightness of cargo holds in bulk carriers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ships; harbours; sampling and analysis; health hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Germany; halogenated hydrocarbons; transport containers; fumigation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Cancer and carcinogens
Water transportation
Occupational health services
|
