Open AccessAssessment of historical exposures in a nickel refinery in Norway
Author(s) -
Tom Kristian Grimsrud,
S. R. Berge,
F Resmann,
Tor Norseth,
Aage Andersen
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.551
Subject(s) - nickel , refinery , smelting , environmental science , environmental chemistry , metallurgy , solubility , roasting , chemistry , environmental engineering , materials science , organic chemistry
The aim of the study was, on the basis of new information on nickel species and exposure levels, to generate a specific exposure matrix for epidemiologic analyses in a cohort of Norwegian nickel-refinery workers with a known excess of respiratory cancer.