1st Edition

Emerging Chemical Risks in the Work Environment

Edited By Małgorzata Pośniak Copyright 2020
278 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

278 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

278 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Around the world, the production and use of nanomaterials, as well as carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic substances (CMR) and endocrine disruptors has systematically increased. The increase in production has exposed workers to hazardous substances in practically all branches of the world economy. Readers will have access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge on emerging risks related to... Read more

Chapter 1 Introduction

[Małgorzata Pośniak]

Chapter 2 Nanomaterials in the Work Environment

[Lidia Zapór and Przemysław Oberbek]

Chapter 3 Reprotoxic and Endocrine Substances

[Katarzyna Miranowicz-Dzierżawska]

Chapter 4 Carcinogenic and Mutagenic Substances

[Jolanta Skowroń]

Chapter 5 Assessment of Chemical Risk in the Work Environment

Małgorzata Pośniak

Chapter 6 Control of Occupational Risks

[Tomasz Jankowski]

Biography

Małgorzata Pośniak, PhD is head of the Department of Chemical, Aerosol and Biological Hazards in the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute. She graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy, specializing in pharmaceutical technology at the Medical University of Warsaw. She is an expert of Polish Interdepartmental Commission for MAC and MAI Values, an expert of Group for Chemical Agents, editor of “Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment” and associated editor of International Journal of Occupational Safety. She is also a member of the Chromatographic Analysis Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an expert of chemical agents in European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.

"The monograph, due to the high universality of its considerations, can be addressed to a very wide audience. It is an important compendium of knowledge, which can be used by health and safety services, employers, people designing new technologies and those interested in this issue. It is a valuable and up-to-date study, among others because it uses the latest literature and quotes current legal acts."
Sławomir Czerczak, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland