As workplace risks grow more complex, industrial hygiene programs must align exposure assessment strategies with analytical excellence to deliver meaningful worker protection. After two decades of ...

Engineers can adapt weather forecasting models to give individuals a personalized assessment of their risk of exposure to COVID-19 or other diseases. Techniques used in weather forecasting can be ...

Industrial hygiene is moving beyond simple compliance toward data-driven exposure assessment, stronger analytical quality and a clearer understanding of real-world workplace variability. After two ...

Exposure to lead can adversely impact people's health in several ways. A Purdue University researcher in the College of Health and Human Sciences has developed noninvasive methods that detect levels ...

A recent American Journal of Epidemiology study reviewed the literature on metal exposure and Parkinson's disease (PD) risk. The goal was also to examine the quality of the overall studies and the ...

SMACs and SWEGs are established for use by the US space program, so they are designed for astronauts who have been medically screened and have undergone rigorous testing. Thus, the guidelines are ...

Once a particular learning outcome is identified, the program will determine which assessment method to use. When choosing an assessment method, it is important to consider which techniques, tools, ...