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Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2008 52(5):297-301; doi:10.1093/annhyg/men025
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Occupational Hygiene Society

Toward Better Exposure Assessment Strategies—The New NIOSH Initiative

Gurumurthy Ramachandran*

Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 807, 420 Delaware Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +612-626-5428; fax: +612-626-4837; e-mail: ramac002{at}umn.edu

ABSTRACT

NIOSH has embarked on a project to update its exposure sampling strategies manual. The current NIOSH strategy has a number of limitations. This is an opportunity to develop a robust and comprehensive exposure assessment strategy. Some of the key features of such a strategy are outlined. The importance of accurate professional judgment and exposure modeling is discussed. Bayesian statistics offers a rational approach to integrating sampling data, professional judgments, and the outputs of exposure models in a comprehensive framework.

Keywords: Bayesian statistics • comprehensive exposure assessment • exposure assessment strategies • NIOSH strategy • professional judgment • task-based exposure assessment

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The free full text of this article can be found in the online version of this issue.

Received February 21, 2008; in final form April 24, 2008


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