An assessment of dermal exposure to heavy fuel oil (HFO) in occupational settings

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-328

  Christopher, Yvette ^a,c   Van Tongeren, Martie ^a   Urbanus, Jan ^b   Cherrie, John W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CONCAWE ^*  (Belgium)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dermal exposure; heavy fuel oil; HFO; occupational exposure; PAH; petroleum

Indexed keywords

DERMAL EXPOSURE; HEAVY FUEL-OIL; HFO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAH; PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; FUEL OILS; FUELS; NAPHTHALENE; REPAIR;

PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

FUEL OIL; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FUEL OILS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; NAPHTHALENES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENANTHRENES; SKIN;

EID: 79952946376     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer002     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Baars B-J. (2002) The wreckage of the oil tanker 'Erika'-human health risk assessment of beach cleaning, sunbathing and swimming. Toxicol Lett; 128:55-68. (Pubitemid 34183449)
2. Cherrie JW, Semple S. (2009) Dermal. exposure to metalworking fluids and medium-chain chlorinated paraffin (MCCP). Ann Occup Hyg; 54:228-235.
3. Christopher Y, van Tongeren M, Cowie H et al. (2007) Occupational dermal exposure to heavy fuel oils. IOM Research Report TM 07/05, October 2007. Edinburgh, UK: Institute of Occupational Medicine.
4. CONCAWE. (1998) Product Dossier 98/109, Heavy Fuel Oils. Brussels, Belgium: CONCAWE, the oil companies' European organisation for environment, health and safety.
5. CONCAWE. (2005) Report 06/05: Classification and labelling of petroleum, substances according to the EU dangerous substances directive (CONCAWE recommendations-July 2005. Brussels, Belgium: CONCAWE, the oil companies' European organisation for environment, health and safety.
6. Helsel DR. (1990) Less than obvious-statistical treatment of data below the detection limit. Environ Sci Technol; 24:1766-74.
7. IARC. (1989) Occupational exposures in petroleum refining; crude oil and major petroleum fuels. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Vol. 45. Lyon, France: IARC.
8. Klinger TD, Boeniger MF. (2002) A critique of assumptions about selecting chemical-resistant gloves: a case for workplace evaluation of glove efficacy. Appl Occup Envir Hyg; 17:360-7. (Pubitemid 34461666)
9. McClean MD, Rinehart RD, Ngo L et al. (2004) Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure among asphalt paving workers. Ann Occup Hyg; 48:565-78. (Pubitemid 39145482)
10. Moen BE, Nilsson R, Nordlinder R et al. (1996) Assessment of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in engine rooms by measurement of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene. Occ Environ Med; 53:692-6. (Pubitemid 26354392)
11. Nilsson R, Nordlinder R, Moen BE et al. (2004) Increased urinary excretion of hydroxydeoxyguanosine in engine room personnel exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Occ Environ Med; 61:692-6. (Pubitemid 38998112)
12. Roff M, Bagon DA, Chambers H et al. (2004) Dermal exposure to electroplating fluids in the UK. Ann Occup Hyg; 48:209-17.
13. Semple S, Graham M, Cowie H et al. (2007) The causative factors of dermatitis among workers exposure to metal working fluids. Sudbury: HSE books Available at: http://www.hse. gov. uk/research/rrpdf/rr577.pdf.
14. Väänänen V, Hämeilä M, Kalliokoski P et al. (2005) Dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among road pavers. Ann Occup Hyg; 49:167-78. (Pubitemid 40461522)
15. van Wendel de Joode B, Bierman EP, Brouwer DH et al. (2005) An assessment of dermal exposure to semi-synthetic metal working fluids by different methods to group workers for an epidemiological study on dermatitis. Occup Env Med; 62:633-41.