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PRO 4
An Introduction to Chemical Risks in the Built Environment
John Gelder and Lesley Onyon
This Note is intended as part of an introduction to the subject of chemical risk, specifically the risk of toxic effects – the concept of risk types and routes of exposure, toxic and physical hazards, and risk characterisation. A number of construction sector examples are given.