Faculty Member
James Purdham Ph.D.
- Email Address(es)
- j.purdham(at)utoronto.ca
- Office Address
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Occupational & Environmental Health Division
- Position
- Associate Professor Emeritus
- SGS Status
- Member Emeritus
- Appointment Status
- Emeritus
Research Interests
- occupational hygiene
- exposure assessment methodology
- occupational epidemiology
- air pollution
- analytical chemistry
Primary Teaching Responsibilities
- CHL 5901 – Occupational & Environmental Hygiene II
- CHL 5914 – Physical Agents I Noise and Vibration
Honours & Awards
Current Research Projects
- Occupational and other risk factors for prostate cancer
- Occupational exposure to ultrafine particles and the relationship to early indicators of cardiopulmonary effects.
- Physician diagnosed asthma, respiratory and cutaneous symptoms,immunologic sensitization and exposures among cleaners.
- Characterization of microbial contaminants in metalworking fluids
- Whole Body Vibration and Prostate Cancer – A Feasibility Study
Representative Publications
- Tarlo SM, Liss GM, Greene JM, Purdham J, Kerr M. Work attributed symptom clusters (Dark Room Disease) among radiographers versus physiotherapists: associations between self-reported exposures and psychosocial stressors. Am J Ind Med. 2004;45:513-21.
- N Lightfoot, M Conlon, N Kreiger, AM Sass-Kortsak, J Purdham, G Darlington. Medical history, sexual, and maturational factors and prostate cancer risk. Ann Epid 14:655-662, 2004
- GM Liss, S Tarlo, J Doherty, J Purdham, J Greene, L McCaskell, M Kerr. Physician-diagnosed asthma, respiratory symptoms and association with workplace tasks among radiographers in Ontario, Canada.. Occup Environ Med (2003); 60:254-261
- Tarlo S., Purdham J. Air sampling in occupational asthma.