Characterization of inhalation exposure to jet fuel among U.S. Air force personnel

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 736-745

  Merchant Borna, Kian ^a,b   Rodrigues, Ema G ^b,c   Smith, Kristen W ^b,c   Proctor, Susan P ^b,d,e   McClean, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Hydrocarbons; Inhalation; Jet fuel; JP 8; Mixture

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR FORCE BASIS; AIR SAMPLES; ANALYTES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE GROUPS; FUEL DISTRIBUTION; INHALATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; JET PROPULSION; JP-8; LINEAR MIXED-EFFECTS MODEL; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS; U.S. AIR FORCE; UNITED STATES AIR FORCE; US MILITARY; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

BENZENE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROCARBONS; JET FUEL; MILITARY AVIATION; MIXTURES; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

NAPHTHALENE;

HYDROCARBON; JP8 AVIATION FUEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIRCRAFT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866713496     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes014     Document Type: Article

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