Harmonized Nordic strategies for isocyanate monitoring in workroom atmospheres

Abstract

The Nordic Network on Isocyanates (NORDNI) is financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers and is under the administration of Prof. Yngvar Thomassen and co-workers, National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway. The aim of NORDNI is to establish a broad network between the Nordic National Institutes of Occupational Health working within the field of isocyanate exposure and strategies for sampling and determination of isocyanates in workroom atmospheres. This viewpoint article summarizes the resolutions that were established at the 1^st NORDNI consensus meeting arranged in Frøya, Norway, 31st August–2nd September, 2001. The consensus platform from the 1^st NORDNI meeting was presented at the 4^th International Symposium on Modern Principles of Air Monitoring, Lillehammer, Norway, 3–7 February, 2002.