1 [Translate] The toxicity of crystalline silica is well established and the toxicity of glass fibres is fairly well know. However the toxicity of amorphous glass dust is less investigated. I was given a copy of Karl Kruszelnicki’s book “Science is Golden” for Christmas. The chapter ”A Glass Act” discusses the […] Amorphous glass toxicityDecember 28, 2008 in Myths / Toxicology / War stories tagged glass / Toxicology by admin
[Translate] I have just finished a paper on smell for the AIOH2008 conference in Perth in December. One of the references I wanted was Gilbert, A. (2008). What the Nose Knows: eBooksNovember 3, 2008 in Research tagged AIOH / AIOH2008 / ebooks / odour by admin
[Translate] As summer (in Brisbane, Australia) approaches, I have been looking at the daily UV levels Ozone levels worldwideOctober 8, 2008 in NASA / Ozone / UV tagged Ozone / UV by admin
[Translate] ARPANSA , the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency was UltraViolet in BrisbaneOctober 4, 2008 in Radiation / UV tagged Brisbane / UV by admin
[Translate] The risk of brian tumors from mobile phones may be increased by a factor of four, if a new study Brain Tumors and Mobile PhonesSeptember 23, 2008 in Mobile Phones / Radiation / Research tagged Cancer / Mobile Phones / Radiation by admin
[Translate] I had an invite from Dr Moshe Pritsker, the Editor-in-Chief to contribute to the new Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), the first video journal for biological research accepted in PubMed. JoVESeptember 19, 2008 in Industrial Ventilation / Occupational Hygiene / PIMEX / VEM tagged Exposure Visualisation / PIMEX / VEM by admin
[Translate] I was surprised to see an article on the ABC News website about misleading claims from Australian Solarium Operators, as the link between UV and skin cancers is well known. Solariums and skin cancerAugust 29, 2008 in Court cases / Radiation / UV tagged skin cancer / Solariums / UV by admin
[Translate] These images of US track cyclists arriving in Beijing were posted by the NY Times. It appears that US Olympic Face MasksAugust 6, 2008 in Respiratory protection tagged Olympics / Respiratory protection by admin
[Translate] It is likely that some Olympic athletes will wear face masks at the Olympics to counter the effects of poor air quality and prevent asthmatic attacks. Face masks at the Olympics – a predictionAugust 1, 2008 in Naonotechnology / Respiratory protection tagged Nanotechnology / Olympics / Respiratory protection by admin
[Translate] Few welding operations have any sort of local exhaust ventilation and fewer have Welding LEV in 1892July 22, 2008 in Eye protection / Industrial Ventilation / Welding tagged LEV / Welding by admin