| Document ID (ISN) | 50061 |
| CIS number |
88-1250 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-9896 - Archives of Environmental Health |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wallace L., Pellizzari E., Hartwell T.D., Ziegenfus R. |
| Title |
Exposures to benzene and other volatile compounds from active and passive smoking |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep.-Oct. 1987, Vol.42, No.5, p.272-279. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
Personal exposures and breath concentrations of approximately 20 volatile organic substances were measured for 200 smokers and 322 nonsmokers in New Jersey and California. Smokers displayed significantly elevated breath levels of benzene, styrene, ethylbenzene, m+p-xylene, o-xylene, and octane. Significant increases in breath concentration with number of cigarettes smoked were noted for the first four aromatic compounds. Based on direct measurements of benzene in mainstream cigarette smoke, it is calculated that a typical smoker inhales 2mg benzene daily, compared to 0.2mg/day for the nonsmoker. Passive smokers exposed at work had significantly elevated levels of aromatics in their breath. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
smoking; benzene |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; exposure evaluation; toxic substances |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Passive smoking
Smoking
Aromatic hydrocarbons
|
