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Trevor Ogden
Editor in Chief
Annals of Occupational Hygiene
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Mortality from Lung and Kidney Disease in a Cohort of North American
Industrial Sand Workers: An Update
J. CORBETT McDONALD, ALISON D. McDONALD, JANET M. HUGHES, ROY J. RANDO,
and HANS WEILL   Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 367-373.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/367?etoc

Assessment of Pesticide Exposure in the Agricultural Population of Costa Rica
PATRICIA MONGE, TIMO PARTANEN, CATHARINA WESSELING, VIRIA BRAVO, CLEMENS
RUEPERT, and IGOR BURSTYN   Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 375-384.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/375?etoc

Assessment of Bioaerosols and Inhalable Dust Exposure in Swiss Sawmills
ANNE OPPLIGER, SOPHIE RUSCA, NICOLE CHARRIERE, TRINH VU DUC, and
PIERRE-OLIVIER DROZ   Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 385-391.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/385?etoc

Influence of Seasons and Sampling Strategy on Assessment of Bioaerosols in
Sewage Treatment Plants in Switzerland
ANNE OPPLIGER, SILVIA HILFIKER, and TRINH VU DUC
Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 393-400.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/393?etoc

Surface Sampling for Endotoxin Assessment using Electrostatic Wiping Cloths
PETER S. THORNE, NERVANA METWALI, ED AVOL, and ROB S. McCONNELL
Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 401-406.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/401?etoc

Nicotine Exposure and Decontamination on Tobacco Harvesters' Hands
BRIAN D. CURWIN, MISTY J. HEIN, WAYNE T. SANDERSON, MARCIA G. NISHIOKA,
and WAYNE BUHLER   Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 407-413.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/407?etoc

Worker Exposures to Triclopyr: Risk Assessment Through Measurements in
Urine Samples
NATHALIE H. GOSSELIN, ROBERT C. BRUNET, GAETAN CARRIER, and AMSSETOU DOSSO
Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 415-422.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/415?etoc

Environmental Exposure Characterization of Fish Processing Workers
M. F. JEEBHAY, T. G. ROBINS, N. SEIXAS, R. BAATJIES, D. A. GEORGE, E.
RUSFORD, S. B. LEHRER, and A. L. LOPATA   Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 423-437.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/423?etoc

Comparison of Sampling Positions when Measuring Personal Exposure to
Solder Fume   A. T. SIMPSON   Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 439-442.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/439?etoc

An Experimental Study to Investigate the Feasibility to Classify Paints
According to Neurotoxicological Risks: Occupational Air Requirement (OAR)
and Indoor Use of Alkyd Paints
DERK. H. BROUWER, NETTIE A. J. DE PATER, CHRISTIAN ZOMER, MARC. W. M.
LURVINK, and JOOP J. VAN HEMMEN   Ann Occup Hyg 2005 49: 443-451.
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/5/443?etoc