| Document ID (ISN) | 77955 |
| CIS number |
02-345 |
| ISBN(s) |
3-88383-503-X |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Blome O. |
| Title |
BaP-years |
| Original title |
BaP-Jahre [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (HVBG), Alte Heerstrasse 111, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany, Oct. 1999. 132p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. |
| Abstract |
Lung cancer caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is recognized as an occupational disease in Germany on condition that claimants can demonstrate a cumulative exposure of at least 100µg/m3 x years of benzo[a]pyrene (or benzo[a]pyrene years). This report provides insurance institutions with guidelines on the probable PAH exposure at workplaces for the purpose of establishing the occupational case history. Based on data from recent studies and from literature, tables provide estimated exposure levels by occupation, task and historical period. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
compensation of occupational diseases; Germany; long-term exposure; benzo(a)pyrene; polycyclic hydrocarbons; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
exposure evaluation; legislation; job-exposure relation; role of insurance institutions |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Workers' compensation
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Polycyclic hydrocarbons
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