Herox is a forum for people interested in research on human exposure to hazardous substances. You should find something of interest here whether you are actively involved in this area of research, are someone who commissions research on human exposure or are just interested in this topic.

Areas of interest include:

Exposure to carcinogens

Dermal exposure assessment

Development of analytical methods

Exposure modeling research

Pesticide exposure research

Databases of workplace exposure measurements

Solvent exposure research

If you are interested in human exposure to chemicals at work and the link with disease then you can find out more by reading a recent review article by professor Nicola Cherry. Her article at bmj.com describes recent advances in the understanding of the patterns and causes of occupational disease

Material on this site is edited by a small team of people from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of Aberdeen, UK. The team is assisted by colleagues from the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh, UK. Financial support for this project is from the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) from their Long-range Research Initiative.

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