Bitumen, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and vehicle exhaust: Exposure levels and controls among Norwegian asphalt workers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-87

  Burstyn, Igor ^a,b   Randem, Britt ^c   Lien, Jan Erik ^d   Langård, Sverre ^c   Kromhout, Hans ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Asphalt plant; Carbon monoxide; Determinants of exposure; Naphthalene; Nitrogen dioxide; Road paving; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; BITUMINOUS PAVING MATERIALS; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ASPHALT PLANTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CRASHWORTHINESS; HYDROCARBONS; MIXING; NAPHTHALENE; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIRBORNE ORGANIC MATTER;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ASPHALT; CARBON MONOXIDE; NAPHTHALENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CONTROL MEASURES; DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; ENGINEERING CONTROLS; EXPOSURE LIMITS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); ROAD PAVING; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LINEAR MODELS; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0036372995     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef023     Document Type: Article

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