Sampling strategy and analytical problems in work environments
Cecchetti, G.
La Medicina del Lavoro 80(1): 8-16
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-7818 PMID: 2666836 Document Number: 335987
The paper reviews the problems involved in sampling and analysis of pollutants in working environments. Special attention is given to the practical consequences of the particular working conditions of to-day, which are characterized by low levels of environmental pollution but are at the same time subject to the presence of mixtures of chemical substances. There is no doubt that the time has come to attempt to reach the greatest possible consensus on these problems (e.g., analytical procedures for complex mixtures). Guidelines and procedures are indicated for the control of indoor pollution and indoor air quality limits are proposed both for long-term (ALTER) and short-term (ASTER) exposures.