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PREFACE /chemists are proud of the contributions that the chemical profession ^ has made to mankind. Knowledge of the structure of matter and the nature of chemical change has contributed goods and services for the public welfare. Unfortunately, the development of these goods and services has produced a number of occupational diseases that have adversely affected the health of the worker. The chemical profession and the federal government have attempted to minimize worker exposure to compounds or reactions that result in an acute or chronic biological response. The American Chemical Society has sponsored several symposia during the past few years in which chemists have discussed potentially hazardous compounds. However, to assess the extent of hazardous exposure in the workplace, new demands have been made on analytical chemistry. The analytical chemist has responded by producing and developing new methodologies and instrumentation that permit the detection and monitoring of extremely low level concentrations of hazardous substances. The purpose of this symposium was to bring together chemists actively working in the occupational health/industrial hygiene field to review the state of the art of analytical techniques and discuss research on sampling and identification of potentially toxic compounds in the workplace. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), research institutes, and academic and industrial laboratories have contributed to developing analytical methods, many of which are discussed in this book. We hope that this discussion will provide a helpful review for active practitioners of industrial hygiene chemistry and will be a source book for those entering the field. We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the authors, the reviewers who have generously contributed their time, and our colleagues who have made suggestions on the content of this symposium. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Cincinnati, Ohio
D . D . DOLLBERG
Chevron Research Company Richmond, California October 5, 1979
A . W. VERSTUYFT
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In Analytical Techniques in Occupational Health Chemistry; Dollberg, D., et al.; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1980.
