Using urinary biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic compound exposure to guide exposure-reduction strategies among asphalt paving workers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1013-1024

  McClean, Michael D ^a   Osborn, Linda V ^b   Snawder, John E ^c   Olsen, Larry D ^c   Kriech, Anthony J ^b   Sjödin, Andreas ^d   Li, Zheng ^d   Smith, Jerome P ^c   Sammons, Deborah L ^c   Herrick, Robert F ^e   Cavallari, Jennifer M ^e  

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

^b Heritage Research Group   (United States)

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

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Biodiesel; Biomarkers; Dermal; Polycyclic aromatic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; ASPHALT MIX; CLEANING AGENTS; DERMAL; DIESEL OIL; HOT MIX ASPHALT; NORMAL CONDITION; PARENT COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; STUDY DESIGN; URINARY BIOMARKERS; URINE SAMPLE;

ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ASPHALT; BIOMARKERS; DIESEL FUELS; NAPHTHALENE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

BIODIESEL;

ASPHALT; BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN ABSORPTION; URINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 84870006353     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes058     Document Type: Article

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