Exposure to regular gasoline and ethanol oxyfuel during refueling in Alaska

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 850-855

  Backer, Lorraine C ^a   Egeland, Grace M ^b   Ashley, David L ^a   Lawryk, Nicholas J ^c   Weisel, Clifford P ^c   White, Mary C ^a,f   Bundy, Tim ^d   Shortt, Eric ^e   Middaugh, John P ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Alaska Department Health and Social Services   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Alaska Department of Labor   (United States)

^e State of Alaska   (United States)

^f AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Blood VOCs; Gasohol; Gasoline; Oxyfuels; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FUEL; GASOLINE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030663860     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105850     Document Type: Article

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