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Monitoring of exposure to selected metals in workers of a ferroalloy production plant using NAA and PIXE

  • 1. Nuclear Physics Institute (Czech Republic)
  • 2. Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic)
  • 3. Special State Health Institute, Banska Bystrica (Slovakia)
  • 4. Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Trace Element Laboratory, Prague (Czech Republic)

Description

Advantages and pitfalls of direct and biological monitoring of occupational exposure are briefly mentioned and a project aimed at evaluating exposure to chromium (and possibly manganese) in workers of a ferro-alloy production plant using both the above approaches is outlined. Facilities for NAA and PIXE at the Nuclear Physics Institute at Rez to be used in the project are described. Results of quality assurance of INAA method for analysis of workplace air born particulate matter and blood sampling are presented. Results from previous work relating to this Co-ordinated Research Programme - studying exposure of workers of a vanadium pentoxide production plant are also briefly reviewed. (author)

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Co-ordinated research project on assessment of levels and health-effects of airborne particulate matter in mining, metal refining and metal working industries using nuclear and related analytical techniques. Report on the first research co-ordination meeting (RCM)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Co-ordinated research project on assessment of levels and health-effects of airborne particulate matter in mining, metal refining and metal working industries using nuclear and related analytical techniques. Report on the first research co-ordination meeting (RCM)
Imprint Pagination
174 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 61-70
Report number
NAHRES--42

Conference

Title
1. Research co-ordination meeting on co-ordinated research project on assessment of levels and health-effects of airborne particulate matter in mining, metal refining and metal working industries using nuclear and related analytical techniques
Dates
20-24 Oct 1997
Place
Vienna (Austria)

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract 9475/RO
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