Industrial Hygiene Evaluation Methods

This book introduces basic methods for evaluating work environments in order to detect and measure threatening physical, chemical, and biological agents and hazardous ergonomic factors. It provides concise overviews and descriptions of basic concepts, which are followed by practical technical exercises. These exercises foster the understanding of basic principles and practices for collection, detection, identification, calculation, and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data. An indispensable tool that illustrates methods fundamental to industrial hygiene practice, this book is just as valuable in the professional's office as it is in the classroom.