Occupational exposure to gases, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds in biomass-fired power plants

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1289-1293

  Jumpponen, M ^a   Ronkkomaki H ^a   Pasanen, P ^b   Laitinen, J ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass fired power plant; Multiple gas exposure; Occupational exposure; PAHs; VOCs

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AROMATIZATION; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPRESSED AIR; FUELS; GAS FIRED BOILERS; GASES; MINERAL OILS; NAPHTHALENE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOMASS-FIRED POWER PLANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; GAS EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

3 CARENE; ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AMMONIA; ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BETA PINENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DODECANE; FLUORANTHENE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NAPHTHALENE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PHENANTHRENE; PINENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TETRADECANE; TOLUENE; TURPENTINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS; HEALTH IMPACT; HYGIENE; NITRIC OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; POWER PLANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASH REMOVAL; BIOMASS ENERGY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

FINLAND;

EID: 84869875198     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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