Patty's Industrial Hygiene, Volume 1

Barbara Cohrssen is President of Cohrssen Environmental, Inc. and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Registered Environmental Assessor. She co-edited the previous edition of both Patty's Toxicology and Patty's Industrial Hygiene. She has over 30 years of experience in occupational and environmental health and safety.

• Contributors viiPreface ixUseful Equivalents and Conversion Factors xiPart I Introduction To Industrial Hygiene 1Occupational and Industrial Hygiene as a Profession: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 3Barbara J. Dawson, Kyle B. Dotson, Faye Grimsley, Thomas Grumbles, Zack Mansdorf, David Roskelley, Jennifer Sahmel, Noel Tresider, and Candace TsaiEthics in Industrial Hygiene 19Nina Townsend, Garrett Brown, and Mark KatchenPrevention through Design 31Georgi Popov, Bruce Lyon, and Tsvetan PopovRisk Communication 51David M. ZalkHealth Risk Assessment in the Workplace 67Chris Laszcz-Davis, Fred W. Boelter, Michael Jayjock, Frank Hearl, Perry Logan, Cristina Ford McLaughlin, Mary V. O’Reilly, R. Thomas Radcliffe Jr., Esquire, and Mark StenzelDecision Making in Managing Risk 103Charles F. Redinger, Fred W. Boelter, Mary V. O’Reilly, John Howard and Glenn J. BarbiManaging Workplace Demographics 127John HowardMastering Digital Media for Workers, Employers, and Our Community of Practice 139Max LumPart II Chemical Agents 159The History and Biological Basis of Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents 161Dennis J. Paustenbach and William D. CyrsThe Mode of Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination of Toxic Materials 213Franklin E. MirerSymptomatic Responses to Low-Level Occupational and Environmental Exposures 241Brian Linde and Carrie A. RedlichBasic Aerosol Science 255Parker C. Reist and Yifang ZhuPulmonary Effects of Inhaled Mineral Dusts 283David Fishwick and Chris M. BarberEngineered Nanomaterials 311Thomas M. Peters and Peter C. RaynorGases and Vapors Affecting the Respiratory System 333Philip Harber, William S. Beckett, and Marion J. FedorukDermal Effects of Chemical Exposures 361Katherine J. Allnutt and Rosemary L. NixonAnalytical Methods 383Robert G. Lieckfield Jr.Index 401

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