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Document ID (ISN)58709
CIS number 92-1617
ISSN - Serial title 1775-8785 - Archives des maladies professionnelles
Year 1990
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Machefer J., Bidron P., Guigner P.M.
Title Exposure of garage mechanics and pump attendants to benzenoid hydrocarbons from motor-fuels
Original title Exposition aux hydrocarbures benzéniques des carburants automobiles chez les mécaniciens et les pompistes [in French]
Bibliographic information 1990, Vol.51, No.2, p.89-94. 11 ref.
Abstract Exposure of garage mechanics and pump attendants to benzene, toluene and xylene was studied at different seasons of the year by an activated charcoal badge dosimeter and through determination of metabolites in urine. 12% of the mechanics and 14% of pump attendants were exposed to more than 3.2mg benzene per m3 air. Mechanics working in small garages and pump attendants had higher exposures than did controls, and exposure was greater during the autumn and winter than during summer.
Descriptors (primary) seasonal variation; aromatic hydrocarbons; benzene; exposure evaluation; motor fuel; garages; vehicle repair and servicing; mechanics
Descriptors (secondary) toluene; determination in urine; passive dosimeters; xylene
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Exposure evaluation
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Road transportation
Natural phenomena