Self-assessment of exposure—a pilot study of assessment of exposure to benzene in tank truck drivers

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-202

  Liljelind, Ingrid E ^a   Strömbäck, Anita E ^a   Järvholm, Bengt G ^a   Levin, Jan O ^a,b   Strangert, Bo L ^a   Sunesson, Anna Lena K ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benzene; Diffusive Sampling; Exposure Assessment; Occupational Exposure; Worker Participation

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; DRIVER; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; DATA COLLECTION; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUTAGENS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033964005     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732200301692     Document Type: Article

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