Search for dissertations about: "man made hazards"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words man made hazards.

  2. 1. Noise exposure, hearing protection and hearing loss. A long-term study at an automobile sheet-metal pressing plant

    Author : Pawel Brühl; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; audiology; Otorhinolaryngology; noise zone; dosimetry; human; industry; Hearing conservation programme; auditive system and speech; Otorinolaryngologi; audiologi; hörsel- och talorganen;

    Abstract : The design and implementation of a hearing conservation programme in a heavy industry with high noise levels is described. Action was taken on several points, including noise measurements, noise reduction, education on hearing protector use, and audiometric monitoring. READ MORE

  4. 2. Managing chemical risks in the EU : Data use and new approaches for decision-making

    Author : Flora Borchert; Marlene Ågerstrand; Annemarie van Wezel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; risk management; decision-making; REACH; data use; essential use concept; Chemical Strategy for Sustainability; plant protection products; environmental risk assessment; Environmental Sciences; miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Man-made chemicals benefit our living standards, but exposure to the (most) harmful ones can lead to negative, irreversible effects on human health and the environment. The risk management of harmful chemicals aims to protect human health and the environment from unacceptable risks. READ MORE

  5. 3. Stroke epidemiology in Southern Sweden. Trends in incidence and survival across two decades with projections into the future

    Author : Björn Hallström; Lund Neurologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; hospitalization; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; trends; survival; incidence; stroke; epidemiology;

    Abstract : Background: Stroke is a major cause of death and disability. Investigations of the epidemiological trends for stroke might result in better understanding of stroke pathogenesis and prevention. READ MORE

  6. 4. Air mass boundary identification : improvement of precipitation phase determination in surface based modeling

    Author : James Feiccabrino; Per-Erik Jansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Applied Geology; Tillämpad geologi;

    Abstract : Snowpack properties derived from hydrological models play an important role for many ecological, water resource, and climate applications; such as winter survival of plants, reindeer, small mammals and birds, avalanche hazards, glaciers and polar ice accumulation, growth of sea and lake ices, climate change, snow melt flooding etc. These hydrological models need accurate precipitation phase discrimination schemes to closely portray e. READ MORE