Navigating Peak Exposures: Importance, Definition, and Real-Time Measurements

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center 

Peak exposures from workplace hazards can overwhelm the body's normal defense mechanisms and induce adverse health effects; however, there is a lack of a framework for evaluating such excursions based on real-time exposure data. This presentation will address several aspects of peak exposures including definitions, exposure limits, toxicological and exposure factors influencing peaks, and calculating a variety of peak exposure metrics from real-time data.

"B. Blackley, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, USA
C. Groth, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA"
 

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Exposure Assessment

Occupational epidemiology

Real-time detection services and direct reading instruments