Annals of Occupational Hygiene vol 48 number 3 is now available on-line. The contents list below includes links to the on-line abstracts, which are available to everyone. BOHS members and subscribers to the on-line edition can access the full on-line texts. Non-subscribers can download the full texts at 23 USD per paper. The print edition should be published next week.

This issue consists of further papers from the EU RISKOFDERM project, with assistance from Dr JJ van Hemmen.  The first set, with details of the dermal exposure assessment toolkit that has been developed in this work, was published in issue 47/8. 

Annals papers which have been accepted and proofed are now published on the web in a citable form ahead of their appearance in an issue.  For the updated list see http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/papbyrecent.shtml .   This procedure began in March.  The papers currently available in this way, including two papers on biofuels, are listed below at the end of the 48/3 contents, with links to abstracts.

Trevor Ogden
Editor in Chief
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JOOP J. VAN HEMMEN
Invited Editorial: Dermal Exposure to Chemicals
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on April 1, 2004
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 183-185; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh014

HANS KROMHOUT, WOUTER FRANSMAN, ROEL VERMEULEN, MARTIN ROFF, and JOOP J. VAN HEMMEN
Variability of Task-based Dermal Exposure Measurements from a Variety of Workplaces
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 187-196; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh030 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/187

MILJA MÄKINEN and MARKKU LINNAINMAA
Dermal Exposure to Chromium in the Grinding of Stainless and Acid-proof Steel
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 197-202; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg073 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/197

KÅRE ERIKSSON and LEIF WIKLUND
Dermal Exposure to Styrene in the Fibreglass Reinforced Plastics Industry
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 2, 2004 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/203

MARTIN ROFF, DAVID A. BAGON, HELEN CHAMBERS, E. MARTIN DILWORTH, and NICHOLAS WARREN
Dermal Exposure to Electroplating Fluids and Metalworking Fluids in the UK
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 209-217; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh029 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/209

JOSÉ H. J. GIJSBERS, ERIK TIELEMANS, DERK H. BROUWER, and JOOP J. VAN HEMMEN
Dermal Exposure During Filling, Loading and Brushing with Products Containing 2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 2, 2004
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 219-227; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh008 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/219

PEDRO DELGADO, JUAN PORCEL, ISAAC ABRIL, NURIA TORRES, ANTONIO TERÁN, and AGURTZANE ZUGASTI
Potential Dermal Exposure during the Painting Process in Car Body Repair Shops
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 3, 2004
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 229-236; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh007 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/229

WOUTER FRANSMAN, ROEL VERMEULEN, and HANS KROMHOUT
Occupational Dermal Exposure to Cyclophosphamide in Dutch Hospitals: A Pilot Study
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 2, 2004
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 237-244; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh017 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/237

G. W. HUGHSON and R. J. AITKEN
Determination of Dermal Exposures During Mixing, Spraying and Wiping Activities
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 245-255; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh027 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/245

MARTIN ROFF, DAVID A. BAGON, HELEN CHAMBERS, E. MARTIN DILWORTH, and NICHOLAS WARREN
Dermal Exposure to Dry Powder Spray Paints Using PXRF and the Method of Dirichlet Tesselations
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 257-265; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh028 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/257

KÅRE ERIKSSON, LEIF WIKLUND, and CECILIA LARSSON
Dermal Exposure to Terpenic Resin Acids in Swedish Carpentry Workshops and Sawmills
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 4, 2004
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 267-275; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh013 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/267

MILJA MÄKINEN and MARKKU LINNAINMAA
Dermal Exposure to Chromium in Electroplating
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on April 1, 2004
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 277-283; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meg072 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/277

R. RAJAN-SITHAMPARANADARAJAH, M. ROFF, P. DELGADO, K. ERIKSSON, W. FRANSMAN, J. H. J. GIJSBERS, G. HUGHSON, M. MÄKINEN, and J. J. VAN HEMMEN
Patterns of Dermal Exposure to Hazardous Substances in European Union Workplaces
Ann Occup Hyg 2004 48: 285-297; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh025 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/285
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Available on the web and awaiting appearance in an issue:

Urban R. A. Svedberg, Hans-Erik Högberg, Johan Högberg, and Bo Galle
Emission of Hexanal and Carbon Monoxide from Storage of Wood Pellets, a Potential Occupational and Domestic Health Hazard
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 10, 2004
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh015 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/meh015v1

A. M. Madsen, L. Mårtensson, T. Schneider, and L. Larsson
Microbial Dustiness and Particle Release of Different Biofuels
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 2, 2004
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh016 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/meh016v1

O. Witschger, S. A. Grinshpun, S. Fauvel, and G. Basso
Performance of Personal Inhalable Aerosol Samplers in Very Slowly Moving Air when Facing the Aerosol Source
Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access published on March 2, 2004
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh006 http://annhyg.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/meh006v1