Chemicals and particles

Chemicals and particles include data from 1970 to 2020 with 10-year intervals and exposure prevalence in three categories for respirable crystalline silica, nickel, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust, as well as estimated average exposure level among the exposed for: respirable crystalline silica, wood dust and diesel engine exhaust.

• Data on Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust is collected from five JEMS (FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp, Matgéné and SYNJEM/DOMJEM).
  • Exposure is specified for prevalence and level for the regions Germany, The Netherlands, UK, France, Sweden, Italy/Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, and Non-Country Specific.
  • EuroJEM contains 43 occupations exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust, of which 29 occupations have information about exposure levels.

• Data on Wood dust is collected from four JEMS (FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp, WoodJEM).
  • Exposure is specified for prevalence and level for the regions Denmark/Norway, The Netherlands, Finland, UK, France, and Non-Country Specific.
  • EuroJEM contains 18 occupations exposed to Wood dust, of which 12 occupations have information about exposure levels.

• Data on Diesel Engine Exhaust is collected from three JEMS (FINJEM, Swedish Diesel-JEM, DEE-JEM).
  • Exposure for prevalence and level is given as Non-Country Specific for Europe.
  • EuroJEM contains 66 occupations exposed to Diesel Engine Exhaust, of which 44 occupations have information about exposure levels.

• Data on Nickel is collected from four JEMS (SYNJEM/DOMJEM, FINJEM, SWEJEM, MatEmEsp).
  • Exposure for prevalence is given as Non-Country Specific for Europe. The exposure level could not be assessed as the underlying data was considered to be of insufficient quality.
  • EuroJEM contains 28 occupations exposed to Nickel. No exposure levels are available for Nickel due to lack of information.