Personal exposure to benzene from fuel emissions among commercial fishers: Comparison of two-stroke, four-stroke and diesel engines

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Kirrane, Ellen ^a   Loomis, Dana ^b   Egeghy, Peter ^c   Nylander French, Leena ^d  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Boat engines; Fishers; Gasoline; Personal exposure

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; FUEL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST GAS; FISHERMAN; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SELF MONITORING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHIPS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 34047169749     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500487     Document Type: Article

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