| ID (ISN) del documento | 109209 |
| Número CIS |
09-134 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health |
| Año |
2008 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Maciejeweska A. |
| Título |
Occupational exposure assessment for crystalline silica dust: Approach in Poland and worldwide |
| Información bibliográfica |
1st Quarter 2008, Vol.21, No.1, p.1-23. 116 ref. |
| Resumen |
It is estimated that over two million workers in the European Union are exposed to crystalline silica. In Poland, over 50 thousand people work under conditions of silica dust exposure exceeding the occupational exposure limit. The assessment of occupational exposure to crystalline silica is a multi-phase process, primarily dependent on workplace measurements, quantitative analyses of samples and comparison of the results with relevant standards. This article summarizes the approaches used for assessment of exposure to crystalline silica in various European countries and worldwide. It also compares the occupational limit values in force in almost 40 countries. Finally, it points out the consequences resulting from the fact that IARC has classified the two most common forms of crystalline silica, namely quartz and cristobalite, as human carcinogens (group 1). |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
polvos en suspensión aérea; valoración de la exposición; sílice |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
valores umbrales; cristobalita; substancias cancerígenas; Polonia; Unión Europea; AIRC; estudio comparado; polvos respirables; fiabilidad; toma de muestras y análisis; dosificación en el aire; descripción del procedimiento; bases de datos automatizadas; cuarzo |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Polonia |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Exposure evaluation
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