Assignment: Article Critique
For this assignment please navigate to Taylor and Francis Online, and search the site for the following article: "Quantitative exposure assessment strategies and data in the Aluminum Company of America" from the journal Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.
Next, select the option in the search results that shows the article title and the author, Joseph Damiano. OS 6301, Advanced Industrial Hygiene 3 Using APA format, critique this article according to the outline specified below. Your response is expected to be two to three pages, double spaced (excluding the title page) in APA format, and should include at least the following components:
• Introduction
• Discussion of Article (scope/content)
• Evaluation of Research Methods
• Conclusion
Your critique should include answers to the following three questions:
1. The author of the article discusses two types of exposure assessments: qualitative and quantitative. Why is it important to include a qualitative assessment as part of a workplace exposure assessment program?
2. Why is data management an important part of a workplace exposure assessment program?
3. Was the author's conclusion well supported within his paper?