Patty's industrial hygiene

An updated edition of the cornerstone reference work for chemists, engineers, toxicologists, and occupational safety personnel, the new Sixth Edition of Patty's Industrial Hygiene offers timely coverage on natural disasters, exposures to biological agents, and potential acts of terrorism

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cohrssen, Barbara (Author), Rose, Vernon E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley , c2010
Edition:6th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Industrial hygiene: retrospect and prospect - Hippocrates to nanotechnology
  • 2. Rationale for industrial hygiene practice
  • 3. The mode of absorption, distribution, and elimination of toxic materials
  • 4. Occupational epidemiology: some guideposts
  • 5. Atypical human responses to low-level environmental contaminants: the problem of multiple chemical sensitivities
  • 6. Basic aerosol science
  • 7. Pulmonary effects of inhaled mineral dusts
  • 8. Assessment of exposure to respirable dusts
  • 9. Man-made mineral fibers
  • 10. Engineered nanomaterials
  • 11. Sampling and analysis of gases and vapors
  • 12. Analytical methods
  • 13. Biological monitoring of exposure to industrial chemicals
  • 14. Odors: measurement and control
  • v. 1. Hazard recognition
  • v. 2. Evaluation and control
  • v. 3. Physical and biological agents
  • v. 4. Program management and specialty areas of practice