Henry Smyth Jr. award lecture--occupational exposure limits: do we need them? Who is responsible? How do we get them?

The Henry F. Smyth Jr. Award is presented to an individual who has recognized the needs of the industrial hygiene profession and has made major contributions to fulfill those needs, thereby contributing to the improvement of the public welfare.

In vivo quantitation of epithelial lining fluid in dog lung.

We used an original saturation bronchoalveolar lavage (SBAL) technique (Eur. Respir. J.

Activity-based cost management. Part II: Applied to a respiratory protection program.

To demonstrate the relevance of activity-based cost management (ABCM) for the occupational and environmental health community, the investigators used data generated by an ABCM model of a respiratory protection program (RPP) to develop options for solving a business problem. The RPP manager in this hypothetical but realistic business scenario is faced with a 25% budget cut and a 10% increase in demand for RPP services. The manager's dilemma is to maintain the integrity of the RPP while absorbing a significant budget cut.