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 myth […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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:
eBooks
As summer (in Brisbane, Australia) approaches, I have been looking at the daily UV levels
Ozone levels worldwide
ARPANSA , the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency was
UltraViolet in Brisbane
The risk of brian tumors from mobile phones may be increased by a factor of four, if a new study
Brain Tumors and Mobile Phones
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.
JoVE
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 cancer
These images of US track cyclists arriving in Beijing were posted by the NY Times. It appears that
US Olympic Face Masks
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 prediction
Few welding operations have any sort of local exhaust ventilation and fewer have