| Document ID (ISN) | 112151 |
| CIS number |
11-0832 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1545-9624 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Panko J.M., Gaffney S.H., Burns A.M., Unice K.M, Kreider M.L., Booher L.E., Gelatt R.H., Marshall J.R., Paustenbach D.J. |
| Title |
Occupational exposure to benzene at the ExxonMobil refinery at Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1977-2005) |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2009, Vol.6, No.9, p.517-529. Illus. 32 ref. |
| Internet access |
Occupational_exposure_to_benzene.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This study evaluated the airborne concentrations of benzene and their variability over time at the ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge between 1977 and 2005. Refinery workers were categorized into 117 worker groups using company job descriptions. These 117 groups were further collapsed into 25 job categories based on similarity of measured exposure results. Results of 5289 personal air samples are included in this analysis. Findings are discussed. Even the tasks with the highest estimated exposures were well below the STEL of 5 ppm. This study thus provides a task-focused analysis for occupational exposure to benzene during refinery operations, which can be insightful for understanding exposures at this refinery and perhaps others operated since about 1975. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Louisiana; benzene; exposure evaluation; long-term study; petroleum refining |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; personal sampling; determination in air; job-exposure relation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Exposure evaluation
Petroleum and natural gas industry
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