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…
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…
30 Outdoor sports Kai-Håkon Carlsen University of Oslo, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway 30.1 Introduction Exercise-induced asthma and exercise-related respiratory problems are important…
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…
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,…
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…
15 Automobile maintenance, repair and refinishing Meredith H. Stowe and Carrie A. Redlich Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA 15.1 Introduction – the industry The repair and…
