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Papers
Book
Chapters
Reports by HSE
Scientists and Expert Committees
COVID-19 Science
Reports
Journal Papers
Bacon, J., Butler, O., Warren, R., Cairns, J., Cook, C., Davidson,
C., O., C. and Mertz-Kraus, R. (2020) Atomic spectrometry
update - a review of advances in environmental
analysis. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry,
35 (1), 9-53, https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ja90060h
Beswick, A., Bailey, C., Crook, B., Crouch, D., Farrant,
J., Frost, G. and Stagg, S. (2020) Performance testing of
a Venturi-based backpack spray decontamination system. Applied
Biosafety Journal, 25 (1), 28-40, https://doi.org/10.1177/1535676019898299 (open
access)
Brescia, S. (2020) Thresholds of adversity and
their applicability to endocrine disrupting chemicals. Critical
Reviews in Toxicology, 50 (3), 213-218, https://doi.org/10.1080/10408444.2020.1740973
Burden, N., Benstead, R., Benyon, K., Clook, M., Green,
C., Handley, J., Harper, N., Maynard, S., Mead, C., Pearson, A.,
Ryder, K., Sheahan, D., Van Egmond, R., Wheeler, J. and Hutchinson,
T. (2020) Key Opportunities to Replace, Reduce, and Refine
Regulatory Fish Acute Toxicity Tests. . Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, 39 (10), 2076-2089, https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4824 (open
access)
Chen, H., Buston, J., Gill, J., Howard, D., Williams,
R., Rao Vendra, C., Shelke, A. and Wen, J. X. (2020) An
experimental study on thermal runaway characteristics of
lithium-ion batteries with high specific energy and prediction of
heat release rate. Journal of Power Sources, 472
228585,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228585
Clay, M. F., Kidd, M., Gale, A., Boardman, T., Murphy,
J., Wynn, T., Naylor, S. and Ellwood, J. (2020)
Understanding loss of containment of non-radiological chemotoxic
materials in the civil nuclear and process industries. Process
Safety and Environmental Protection, 136 203-213, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2019.11.042
Crook, B., Willerton, L., Smith, D., Wilson, L., Poran,
V., Helps, J. E. and Mcdermott, P. (2020) Legionella
risk in evaporative cooling systems and underlying causes of
associated breaches in health and safety compliance.
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health,
224 113425, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113425
(open access)
Gill, J., Atkinson, G., Cowpe, E., Phylaktou, H. and
Andrews, G. (2020) Experimental investigation of
potential confined ignition sources for vapour cloud
explosions. Process Safety and Environmental
Protection, 135 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2019.12.026
(open access)
Harris, E., D'angelo, S., Darnton, A. and Coggon,
D. (2020) Relative burden of lung and pleural cancers from
exposure to asbestos: a cross-sectional analysis of occupational
mortality in England and Wales. BMJ Open, 10 (4),
e036319, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036319
(open access)
Harris, W., Soutis, C., Gresil, M. and Atkin,
C. (2020) Pressure response and life assessment of
filament-wound composite pipes after impact. International
Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 3 (4),
365-375, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2020.06.002
(open access)
Hidajat, M., Mcelvenny, D., Ritchie, P., Darnton, A.,
Mueller, W., Agius, R., Cherrie, J. and De Vocht, F.
(2020) Lifetime cumulative exposure to rubber
dusts, fumes and N-nitrosamines and non-cancer mortality : a
49-year follow-up. Occupational and
Environmental Medicine, 77 (5),
316-323, http://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2019-106269 (open
access)
Jones, K. (2020) Human Biomonitoring in
occupational health for exposure assessment. Portuguese Journal
of Public Health, 38 (1), 2-5, https://doi.org/10.1159000509480 (open
access)
Jones, K., Basinas, I., Kromhout, H., Van Tongeren, M.,
Harding, A.-H., Cherrie, J., Povey, A., Ahmad, Z., Fuhrimann, S.,
Ohlander, J., Vermeulen, R. and Galea, K. (2020)
Improving exposure assessment methodologies for epidemiological
studies on pesticides: study protocol. JMIR Research
Protocols, 9 (2), e16448, http://doi.org/10.2196/16448 (open
access)
Makison Booth, C. and Frost, G. (2020) Survival
of a norovirus surrogate on surfaces in synthetic gastric
fluid.Journal of Hospital Infection, 105 (3),
468-473, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.02.017
(open access)
Mason, H., Carder, M., Money, A., Evans, G., Seed, M.,
Agius, R. and Van Tongeren, M. (2020) Occupational asthma
and its causation in the UK seafood processing
industry. Annals of Work Exposures and
Health,wxaa055, https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxaa055 (open
access)
Mazzola, T. and Gant, S. (2021) Results of
comparisons of the predictions of 17 dense gas dispersion models
with observations from the Jack Rabbit II chlorine field
experiment. Atmospheric Environment, 244 117887, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117887
Ohlander, J., Fuhrimann, S., Basinas, I., Cherrie, J.,
Galea, K., Povey, A., Van Tongeren, M., Harding, A.-H., Jones, K.,
Vermeulen, R. and Kromhout, H. (2020) Systematic
review of methods used to assess exposure to pesticides in
occupational epidemiology studies, 1993-2017.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 77 (6),
357-367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2019-105880
(open acess)
Poole, C. J. M., Robinson, E. and Frost, G.
(2020) Sensory perception testing by monofilaments in the digits of
controls and workers with HAVS. International Archive of
Occupational and Environmental Health, 93 (6),
723-731, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01523-8
(open access)
Sadhra, S., Mohammed, N., Kurmi, O., Fishwick, D., De
Matteis, S., Hutchings, S., Jarvis, D., Ayres, J. and Rushton,
L. (2020) Occupational exposure to inhaled
pollutants and risk of airflow obstruction: a large UK
population-based UK Biobank cohort. Thorax,
75 468-475, http://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213407
(open access)
Scholten, B., Kenny, L., Duca, R., Pronk, A., Santonen,
T., Galea, K., Loh, M., Huumonen, K., Sleeuwenhoek, A. J., Creta,
M., Godderis, L. and Jones, K. (2020) Biomonitoring for
occupational exposure to diiocyanates: a systematic
review. Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 64 (6),
569-585,https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxaa038
Stewart, J. (2020) CFD modelling of
underexpanded hydrogen jets exiting rectangular shaped
openings.Process Safety and Environmental Protection 139
283-296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2020.04.043
(open access)
Stacey, P., Clegg, F., Morton, J. and Sammon,
C. (2020) An indirect Raman spectroscopy method for
the quantitative measurment of respirable crysalline silica
collected on filters inside respiratory equipment.
Analytical Methods, 12 (21), 2757-2771,
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0AY00165A (open
access)
Viegas, S., Zare Jeddi, M., Hopf, N., Bessems, J.,
Palmen, N., Galea, K., Jones, K., Kujath, P., Duca, R., Verhagen,
H., Santonen, T. and Pasanen-Kase, R. (2020)
Biomonitoring as an Underused Exposure Assessment Tool in
Occupational Safety and Health Context-Challenges and Way Forward.
. International Journal of Environmental Research and
Public Health, 17 (16), 5884, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165884(open
access)
Yatkin, S., Trzepla, K., Hyslop, N., White, W., Butler,
O., Ancelet, T., Davy, P., Gerboles, M., Kohl, S., Mcwilliams, A.,
Saucedo, L., Van Der Haar, M. and Jonkers, A. (2020)
Comparison of a priori and interlaboratory-measurement-consensus
approaches for value assignment of multi-element reference
materials on PTFE filters. Microchemical Journal,
158 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2020.105225
(open access)
Zehra, S. and Barry, M. (2020) 29
Clinicopathological and Molecular Profiling of Breast Cancer in
Very Young Versus Young Pre-Menopausal Women - A Population-Based
Cohort Study,. European Journal of Surgical Oncology,
46 (6), e9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.03.036
Book Chapters
Crook, B. Occupational Exposure to Biological
Agents. In: ed, Latest News on Occupational Health, Open
Access eBooks, 2020 http://openaccessebooks.com/latest-news-on-occupational-health.html
(open access)
Mason, H. (2020) Respiratory health risks from
exposure to dust from soybean and its
products. IntechOpen, https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92839 (open
access book)
Reports by HSE Scientists and
Expert Committees
Annual science review 2020. HSE, 2020.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/content/science-review-2020-new.pdf
AZKARATE, I., BUTTNER, W., BARTHÉLÉMY,
H., CIRRONE, D., COLDRICK, S., HOOKER, P., HAWKSWORTH, S., JEFFREY,
K., JORDAN, T., KELLER, J., MARKERT, F., MELIDEO, D., MORETTO, P.
and TCHOUVELEV, A.
International Association for Hydrogen Safety 'Research
Priorities Workshop', September 2018, Buxton,
UK. HSE, 2020. (RR1159)
https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr1159.htm
HOBBS, J., LEES, P.
and HARE, J. The response of large pressure vessels in the
process industries to excess pressure: literature review. HSE,
2020. (RR1161) https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr1161.htm
Foresight report:
the human impact of the changing nature of work. HSE, 2020.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/horizons/assets/documents/foresight-report-2019.pdf
HSE WORKPLACE
HEALTH EXPERT COMMITTEE (WHEC). The adverse health effects
of green waste recycling; bioaerosols and noise. HSE, 2020.
https://webcommunities.hse.gov.uk/connect.ti/WHEC/view?objectId=698565
HSE WORKPLACE HEALTH EXPERT COMMITTEE (WHEC).
Asbestos exposure as a criterion for low-dose CT (LDCT) screening
for lung cancer. HSE, 2020.
https://webcommunities.hse.gov.uk/connect.ti/WHEC/view?objectId=698597
HSE WORKPLACE HEALTH EXPERT COMMITTEE (WHEC).
Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) - review of evidence on
prognosis. HSE, 2020.
https://webcommunities.hse.gov.uk/connect.ti/WHEC/view?objectId=698533
COVID-19 Science Reports
Rapid evidence review of personal protective equipment in health
care settings to manage risk during coronavirus pandemic
(COVID-19). HSE, 2020.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/ppe-face-masks/face-mask-equivalence-aprons-gowns-eye-protection.htm
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP FOR EMERGENCIES. ENVIRONMENTAL
AND MODELLING GROUP.
(List of members) Environmental influence on transmission of
COVID-19, 28 April 2020.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-influence-on-transmission-of-covid-19-28-april-2020
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP FOR EMERGENCIES. ENVIRONMENTAL
AND MODELLING GROUP.
(List of members) Risk estimation to inform risk assessment, 7
May 2020.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/risk-estimation-to-inform-risk-assessment-7-may-2020
'COVID19: SAGE-EMG Additional
Reports'
'HSE's Chief Scientific
Adviser, Professor Andrew Curran, is a standing member of SAGE
(Scientific Advise to Government in Emergencies)
and co-chair of the Environmental Modelling Group (SAGE-EMG). The
following additional reports have been prepared by
SAGE-EMG.
Principles of understanding of
transmission routes to inform risk assessment and mitigation
strategies (updated), 14 May 2020. GOV.UK 12 June 2020
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/principles-of-understanding-of-transmission-routes-to-inform-risk-assessment-and-mitigation-strategies-updated-14-may-2020
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