Toward better exposure assessment strategies--the new NIOSH initiative.
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.
Ramachandran
Gurumurthy
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Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 807, 420 Delaware Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
D001499:Bayes Theorem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D014481:United States