Predictors of airborne exposures to polycyclic aromatic compounds and total organic matter among hot-mix asphalt paving workers and influence of work conditions and practices

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 138-147

  Cavallari, Jennifer M ^a   Osborn, Linda V ^b   Snawder, John E ^c   Kriech, Anthony J ^b   Olsen, Larry D ^c   Herrick, Robert F ^a   McClean, Michael D ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Heritage Research Group   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne exposure; Asphalt; Diesel; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Total organic matter

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLES; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE EXPOSURE; ANALYTES; CLEANING AGENTS; DETECTION LIMITS; DIESEL; DIESEL OIL; EXPOSURE SOURCES; FLUORENES; GEOMETRIC MEAN; HOT MIX ASPHALT; JOB SITES; LINEAR MIXED-EFFECTS MODEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; STANDARD CONDITIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER; WEATHER PARAMETERS; WIND SPEED; WORK CONDITION; WORK PRACTICES; WORK SITES; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODIESEL; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DIESEL FUELS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; NAPHTHALENE; PAVEMENTS;

ASPHALT;

ASPHALT; BIOFUEL; HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; BIOFUELS; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857300506     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer088     Document Type: Article

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