Gefahrstoffe

The inhalation of respirable crystalline silica has been identified as a causal factor in the development of silicosis and lung cancer. Consequently, it is essential to analyze dust samples from work environments for their quartz content. In...

At the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in Jena, pioneering technical processes such as selective laser sintering are optimized for special materials such as quartz and brought to industrial maturity. New manufacturing processes often also...

The GDA Best Practice Database to support supervisors and companies in exchanging the best solutions in dealing with carcinogenic hazardous substances is an aid in the fight against occupational cancer. The database provides support not only through...

In November 2019, the draft of VDI Guideline 3783 Sheet 1 “Spread of incident-related releases” was pub-lished as a green print. In addition to the objections to the directive regarding unclear wording, the lack of a reference program and the...

Dry ice is a widely used cooling option for transported goods. However, the cooling effect is necessarily accompanied by the release of gaseous carbon dioxide (CO2). A workplace limit value of 0.5 % by volume applies to this and it can have a lethal...

The introduction of non-mining waste into the cavities created by the extraction of raw materials in salt mines resulted in unexpectedly high concentrations of N-nitrosamines being detected in exposure measurements. Positive findings with regard to...

The results of the adaptation of the evaporation guideline VDI 3786-21 to climate change are presented. The focus is on physically based models, such as the Penman-Monteith model. The communication of empirical methods, whose parameters are no...

In Germany, around 350 institutes for human pathology conduct diagnostic tests on tissue samples, with formaldehyde playing a central role due to its important preservative properties. However, formaldehyde also poses a health risk as it is...

The UV irradiance and the UV index show pronounced spatial and temporal variability in Germany. Long-term changes in the frequency of occurrence of the exposure classes of the UV index according to the World Health Organization (WHO) [1] can be...

Poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have had a remarkable career due to their almost incredible technical and chemical properties, leading to a wide range of applications. The spectrum of uses ranges from “quite practical” (food...