Benzene inhalation by parts washers: New estimates based on measures of occupational exposure to solvent coaromatics

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1249-1267

  Sheehan, Patrick ^a   Bogen, Kenneth T ^a   Hicks, Jeffrey ^a   Goswami, Emily ^a   Brorby, Gregory ^a   Lau, Edmund C ^a   Ott, Brian ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; mineral spirits solvent; parts washing; probabilistic exposure assessment; UNIFAC

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; ANALYTICAL DETECTION; BENZENE CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL THEORIES; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; EXPOSURE PARAMETERS; LOW LEVEL; MINERAL SPIRITS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS; PARTS PER MILLIONS; PARTS WASHING; PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS; PROBABILISTIC EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; SOLVENT CONCENTRATION; STATISTICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES; UNIFAC; WASHING OPERATION;

AIR QUALITY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ETHYLBENZENE; MINERALS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SATELLITES; SILICATE MINERALS; TOLUENE; WASHING; XYLENE;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

BENZENE; SOLVENT;

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MODEL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; STANDARD (REGULATION); STATISTICAL APPLICATION; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77955874046     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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