Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure among asphalt paving workers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 565-578

  McClean, M D ^a   Rinehart, R D ^b   Ngo, L ^a   Eisen, E A ^a   Kelsey, K T ^a   Wiencke, J K ^c   Herrick, R F ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Dermal exposure; Distributed lag models; Hydroxypyrene; Paving; Pyrene

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX; WORKSHIFTS; CUMULATIVE EXPOSURES; DERMAL EXPOSURE; DISTRIBUTED LAG MODELS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; HYDROXYPYRENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAVING;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; BIOMARKERS; OLEFINS; PERSONNEL; SKIN; STATISTICAL METHODS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MILLING (MACHINING); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ASPHALT;

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; CREATININE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SHIFT WORKER; SMOKING; URINE LEVEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MUTAGENS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 4344628306     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh044     Document Type: Article

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