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Hazard Prevention and Control in the Work Environment: Airborne DustWHO/SDE/ 1 - Dust: Definitions and ConceptsAirborne contaminants occur in the gaseous form (gases and vapours) or as aerosols. Inscientific terminology, an aerosol is defined as a system of particles suspended in a gaseousmedium, usually air in the context of occupational hygiene, is usually air. Aerosols may existin the form of airborne dusts, sprays, mists, smokes and fumes. In the occupational setting,all these forms may be important because they relate to a wide range of occupationaldiseases. Airborne dusts are of particular concern because they are well known to beassociated with classical widespread occupational lung diseases such as the pneumoconioses,as well as with systemic intoxications such as lead poisoning, especially at higher levels ofexposure.
Hazard Prevention and Control in the Work Environment: Airborne Dust WHO/SDE/OEH/99.14 1 Chapter 1 - Dust: Definitions and Concepts Airborne contaminants occur in the gaseous form (gases and vapours) or as aerosols.
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