Abstract
The authors present data on air pollution in medical establishments of Riga. The average concentrations of chemicals do not exceed the MACs in hospital compartments. Short-term concentrations of some chemicals in operating rooms and laboratories are considerably higher than the corresponding normal values. Doctors' offices appeared to have increased bacterial contamination. The calculated exposure for chemical mixture was recommended for risk evaluation.
Translated title of the contribution | Health risk factors for medical staffers |
---|---|
Original language | Russian |
Pages (from-to) | 28-33 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Meditsina Truda I Promyshlennaya Ekologiya |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Field of Science*
- 3.3 Health sciences
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database