Characterizing historical industrial hygiene data: A case study involving benzene exposures at a chemical manufacturing facility (1976-1987)

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 341-350

  Williams, Pamela R D ^a   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Industrial hygiene; Occupational exposures; Retrospective exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; MONOMER; SOLVENT; VINYL ACETATE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZENE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 22144488493     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620590965987     Document Type: Article

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