Naslov
Side-by-side determination of workers’ exposure to wood dust with IOM and open-faced samplers
(Side-by-side determination of workers’ exposure to wood dust with IOM and open-face sampler)

Autori
Čavlović, Anka Ozana ; Beljo Lučić, Ružica ; Jug, Matija ; Radmanović, Kristijan ; Bešlić, Ivan

Izvornik
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju (0004-1254) 64 (2013), 3; 379-384

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
carcinogenic substances; hardwood dust; IOM/OF conversion factor; inhalable fraction; European Directive 2004/37/EC

Sažetak
Woodworkers' exposure to airborne particles is measured with different sampling techniques throughout the world. Due to a great number of exposure data obtained with different samplers, European countries have aimed over the last ten years to find a conversion factor for mass concentrations that would render these measurements comparable. Following the accepted EU standards and regulations, we replaced a 25 mm open-faced (OF) filter holder with an IOM head to determine woodworkers' exposure to inhalable dust and establish an IOM/OF sampler ratio that might serve as a reliable factor for converting the existing OF data to IOM dust mass concentration in the industrial environment. For this side-by-side sampling we used personal 25 mm OF (N=29) and IOM (N=29) sampling heads over eight working hours. The obtained IOM/OF ratios ranged between 0.7 and 2.3. However, mass concentrations obtained by IOM and OF samplers did not significantly differ. Our findings suggest that there is no need for conversion of the existing OF data for workers exposed to wood dust, provided that dust mass concentrations in the working environment range between 1 mg m-3 and 7 mg m-3. Future side-by-side measurements should also involve environments with low wood dust mass concentrations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Šumarstvo, Drvna tehnologija

Napomena
Rad je kao predavanje prezentiran na skupu IUFRO Conference Divison 5 Forest Products, održanom od 08.-13.07.2012., LLisabon : IUFRO, 2012. ; str. 96-96.

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