Airborne benzene exposures from cleaning metal surfaces with small volumes of petroleum solvents

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 324-332

  Hollins, Dana M ^a   Kerger, Brent D ^b   Unice, Kenneth M ^c   Knutsen, Jeffrey S ^a   Madl, Amy K ^b   Sahmel, Jennifer E ^a   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b ChemRisk LLC   (United States)

^c ChemRisk LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Consumer products; Exposure assessment; Industrial hygiene; Product safety

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; METAL; PETROLEUM; SOLVENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INHALATION EXPOSURE; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84875365480     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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