International Congress: Wood Dust (France)
Palais des congrès de Strasbourg
Today in our society, wood, a traditional material, and composite woods (plywood, medium…) are widely used in many industrial activities such as: construction, manufacture of furniture, wooden containers, ships and boats…
In these industrial sectors, wood working with different processes is linked wit occupational exposure to wood dust associated with health effects including irritation and inflammation of the respiratory tract, asthma and sino-nasal cancer.
This symposium is designed to provide participants with the newest developments in toxicology, epidemiology, exposure assessment and prevention of risks due to wood dusts.
The latest results issued from the studies conducted in the frame of the WOOD-RISK European Project will be presented.