Are occupational exposure limits becoming more alike within the European Union?

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 858-866

  Schenk, Linda ^a,b   Hansson, Sven Ove ^b   Rudén, Christina ^a,b   Gilek, Michael ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemicals regulation; European Union; Harmonization; Occupational exposure limits; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GEOMETRY; GERMANY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 55449123487     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1349     Document Type: Article

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