Health risk assessment for exposure to benzene in petroleum refinery environments

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 595-610

  Edokpolo, Benjamin ^a   Yu, Qiming Jimmy ^a   Connell, Des ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Exposure assessment; Hazard quotient; Health risk assessment; Overall risk probability; Petroleum refinery

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

BENZENE; CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REFINING INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HAZARD QUOTIENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OVERALL RISK PROBABILITY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE FACTOR; TAIWAN; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SPILL;

BULGARIA; INDIA; ITALY; TAIWAN;

BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM POLLUTION;

EID: 84921298329     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120100595     Document Type: Article

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