Occupational exposure to benzene at the exxonmobil refinery at Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1977–2005)

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 517-529

  Panko, Julie M ^a   Gaffney, Shannon H ^a   Burns, Amanda M ^a   Unice, Ken M ^a   Kreider, Marisa L ^a   Booher, Lindsay E ^b   Gelatt, Richard H ^b   Ralph Marshall, J ^c   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Exposure assessment; Industrial hygiene; Refineries

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; PETROLEUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EXPOSURE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LOUISIANA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; TIME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67649989011     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903044161     Document Type: Article

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