Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Emissions from Asphalt/Bitumen Symposium

June 7-8, 2006
BG Academy for Occupational Health and Safety
Dresden, Germany

Co-Organized by

and

Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical
Compounds in the Work Area of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Introduction

The Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Emissions from Asphalt/Bitumen Symposium, co-organized by ACGIH^Ž and the Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), was held June 7-8, 2006 at the BG Academy for Occupational Health and Safety in Dresden, Germany. The purpose of the Symposium was to provide researchers, policymakers/government officials, practitioners, academics, employers, and labor leaders an opportunity to share and discuss key research in the area of emissions from asphalt/bitumen aerosols, fumes, and vapors with emphasis on studies to help evaluate exposure and carcinogenic hazard and risk which will help to further the scientific process. During the symposium 20 technical presentations were made along with 16 poster presentations that are listed below.

Content

Click here to view the program and abstracts.

Click here to view a list of poster presentations.

Proceedings

Proceedings from the Symposium will be published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) by June 30, 2007.

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