chromium – Indoor Air Quality Blog https://airquality.me.uk Blog About Indoor Air Quality Issues and Investigations Thu, 21 May 2015 11:00:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.18 Welding fumes exposure during heavy duty vehicle manufacture https://airquality.me.uk/hazardous-substances-monitoring/welding-fumes-exposure-during-heavy-duty-vehicle-manufacture/ https://airquality.me.uk/hazardous-substances-monitoring/welding-fumes-exposure-during-heavy-duty-vehicle-manufacture/#respond Thu, 21 May 2015 11:00:47 +0000 http://airquality.me.uk/?p=952 I have recently visited one of my clients fabricating a range of well-known industrial heavy duty transport vehicles. I have been asked to evaluate employees’ exposure to various occupational contaminants ranging from simple nuisance dust, volatiles to toxic and carcinogenic welding fumes. The production facility consisted of two large open plan fabrication buildings. The main […]

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]]> https://airquality.me.uk/hazardous-substances-monitoring/welding-fumes-exposure-during-heavy-duty-vehicle-manufacture/feed/ 0 Exposure to electroplating mists https://airquality.me.uk/hazardous-substances-monitoring/exposure-to-electroplating-mists/ https://airquality.me.uk/hazardous-substances-monitoring/exposure-to-electroplating-mists/#respond Tue, 19 May 2015 12:27:16 +0000 http://airquality.me.uk/?p=931 One of my customers has requested a thorough assessment of his employees’ exposure to chemical compounds used in electroplating. My customer was particularly worried that his employees might be exposed to toxic and carcinogenic substances. Because exposures to toxic metals in the electroplating industry occurs via a combination of inhalation, dermal and ingestion routes I […]

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