A simultaneous job- and task-based exposure evaluation of petroleum tanker drivers to benzene and total hydrocarbons

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 725-737

  Verma, Dave K ^a   Cheng, Wai K ^b   Shaw, Don S ^a   Shaw, M Lorraine ^a   Verma, Paul ^a   Julian, Jim A ^a   Dumschat, Reinhard E ^c   Mulligan, Sharon J P ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Imperial Oil Ltd Resources Limited   (Canada)

^d PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Benzene; Between and within worker variability; Bulk terminal; Gasoline; Vapor control

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHARCOAL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; DRIVER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; TANK; VAPOR;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASOLINE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 7044231110     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490520756     Document Type: Article

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