Air sampling and determination of vapours and aerosols of bitumen and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Human Bitumen Study

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Breuer, Dietmar ^a   Hahn, Jens Uwe ^a   Höber, Dieter ^b   Emmel, Christoph ^b   Musanke, Uwe ^b   Rühl, Reinhold ^b   Spickenheuer, Anne ^c   Raulf Heimsoth, Monika ^c   Bramer, Rainer ^c   Seidel, Albrecht ^d   Schilling, Bernd ^e   Heinze, Evelyn ^c   Kendzia, Benjamin ^c   Marczynski, Boleslaw ^c   Welge, Peter ^c   Angerer, Jürgen ^c,f   Brüning, Thomas ^c   Pesch, Beate ^c  

^a INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

^b BG BAU   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d Biochemical Institute for Environmental Carcinogens   (Germany)

^e Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Asphalt; Bitumen; Exposure assessment; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ASPHALT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; VAPOR; VIBRATION;

EID: 79959583496     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-011-0678-1     Document Type: Article

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