An integrated approach to assess exposure and health-risk from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a fastener manufacturing industry

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 9578-9594

  Hsu, Hsin I ^a   Lin, Ming Yeng ^a   Chen, Yu Cheng ^b   Chen, Wang Yi ^a   Yoon, Chungsik ^c   Chen, Mei Ru ^d   Tsai, Perng Jy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Health risk assessment; Metal work fluid; Oil mist; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]CHYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[E]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CHRYSENE; CORONENE; CYCLOPENTA[C,D]PYRENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; PERYLENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLLUTANT;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANUFACTURING; PAH; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BAYES THEOREM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84908072669     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110909578     Document Type: Article

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