Exposure to MTBE, TAME and aromatic hydrocarbons during gasoline pump maintenance, repair and inspection

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 347-357

  Vainiotalo, Sinikka ^a   Kuusimaki, Leea ^b   Pekari, Kaija ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Tikkurila Oy ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biological monitoring; Breathing zone air measurement; Gasoline pump maintenance; Methyl tert butyl ether; Tert amyl methyl ether

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; DIMETHYL ETHER; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; HEXANE; TERT AMYL METHYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; WEATHER; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FINLAND; GASOLINE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MAINTENANCE; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 33750512590     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.347     Document Type: Article

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