Gefahrstoffe

In view of the trend towards growing vegetables in the immediate vicinity of roads in urban areas, a pilot study was carried out to investigate the impact of road traffic on food crops. For this purpose, the bioindicators kale, chard, lollo rosso...

Exposure measurements are subject to large uncertainties. Therefore, this article presents statistical methods to answer the title question. They rest on sufficiently large samples for tests to accept a distribution. In a second step, the parameters...

To ensure healthy indoor environments in houses the identity and concentrations of very volatile organic compounds (VVOC) are important factors. Passive samplers are often used in environmental surveys e.g. “German Environmental Survey” to...

A micro-scale emission test chamber-based method to determine air concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitting from consumer products within the first hours of product use was compared in a round robin test. Pieces of a rain poncho...

A key focus of the amendment to the German Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV) is the prevention of work-related cases of cancer. The core element of this prevention approach is the risk-based concept for preventive measures relating to...

Ensuring good indoor air quality in schools is essential for the health and performance of students and teachers. At the same time, this represents a challenge given the energy-efficient use of buildings. Studies show that passive ventilation is...

This article describes the occupational risk assessment for isocyanate applications using the TRGS 430. Different types of occupational exposure limits and the prevention of dangerous acut toxic exposures and occupational illnesses are presented....