7 Hobby pursuits Paul D. Blanc University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA 7.1 Definitions and general approach Certain occupational/vocational activities are characterized variously as hobbies, pastimes, avocations or amateur…

14 Metal industry and related jobs (including welding) William S. Beckett Harvard Medical School and Mount Auburn Hospital, MA, USA 14.1 Introduction Work in metal industries results in exposures both…

13 Mining Robert L. Cowie University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 13.1 Introduction The occupation of mining was one of the first to attract attention for…

28 Traditional urban pollution Sam Parsia1, Amee Patrawalla2 and William N. Rom1 1New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA 2New Jersey School of Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA…

27 Natural sources – wildland fires and volcanoes Sverre Vedal University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA 27.1 Introduction The distinction between natural sources of air pollution and other emission sources…

4 Cleaning and other household products Jan-Paul Zock Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain 4.1 Introduction Cleaning is…

18 Chemical, coatings and plastics industries Oyebode A. Taiwo and Carrie A. Redlich Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA 18.1 Introduction and definitions The overall objective of…

2 Passive smoking Maritta S. Jaakkola University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland 2.1 Introduction Passive smoking is defined as exposure of a (nonsmoking) person to tobacco combustion…

12 Agricultural environments and the food industry Jakob Hjort Bønløkke1, Yvon Cormier2 and Torben Sigsgaard1 1Aarhus University, Denmark 2Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec and Université Laval,…