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1. Personal exposure measurement
Commonly used in occupational hygiene, the measurement of individual exposure is now being developed in a broader context, notably in the context of epidemiological studies carried out on the general population. For this type of personalized measurement, the ideal would be to have portable analyzers for all pollutants, continuously sampling the air close to the respiratory tract and delivering a signal in real time. This type of equipment would make it possible to calculate the distribution of levels over the chosen exposure period, and to determine peak values. In reality, however, miniaturization and autonomy constraints severely limit the resources available, and few portable analyzers meet the need with sufficient sensitivity and specificity. The alternative is to carry out integrated sampling followed by off-line analysis in the laboratory, using the most sensitive techniques, given...
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Legislation – Recommendations
European legislation http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/fr/lif/index.html
World Health Organization: air quality guidelines http://www.euro.who.int/air/Activities/20020620_1
Organizations
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Ministère de l'Écologie et du Développement durable http://www.environnement.gouv.fr
ADEME http://www.ademe.fr
Associations – Professional centers
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Association française des ingénieurs et techniciens de l'Environnement http://www.afite.org
Association pour la prévention de la pollution atmosphérique http://www.appa.asso.fr
...Institutes – Laboratories
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Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques http://www.ineris.fr
Laboratoire national d'essais http://www.Ine.fr
Institut national de recherche sur les transports...
Suppliers of air pollutant sampling and analysis equipment
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Markes International Ltd http://www.markes.com
Eco Physics AG http://www.eco-web.com/cgi-local/
Main commercial adsorbents
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The characteristics of the carbonaceous adsorbents used in air sampling for the study of gaseous air pollution are given in tables 1 and 2...
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