| Document ID (ISN) | 76309 |
| CIS number |
01-504 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Zagury E., Le Moullec Y., Momas I. |
| Title |
Exposure of Paris taxi drivers to automobile air pollutants within their vehicles |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2000, Vol.56, No.6, p.406-410. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
In a cross-sectional study of the exposure of Parisian taxi drivers to automobile air pollutants, measurements were made in the vehicles of 29 randomly selected drivers. Carbon monoxide (CO), fine suspended particles according to the black smoke index (BS) and nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) were measured. Results show exposure to relatively high concentrations of pollutants: CO (3.8ppm), BS (168µ/m3), NO (625µ/m3) and NO2 (139µ/m3). For CO, the concentrations were clearly lower than the WHO-recommended threshold values. However, the situation is less satisfactory for the other pollutants, especially for the BS index. All concentrations of pollutants recorded were noticeably higher than concentrations in air recorded by the ambient Parisian air-monitoring network and were close to, or slightly exceeded, the concentrations measured at the fixed stations close to automobile traffic. Results justify a medical follow up of this occupational group. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
taxis; atmospheric pollution; exposure evaluation; exhaust gases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
airborne dust; France; carbon monoxide; determination in air; smoke; cross-sectional study; nitrogen oxides |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Road transportation
Environmental pollution
Air pollution
Exposure evaluation
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