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ID (ISN) del documento50054
Número CIS 88-1249
ISSN - Título de la serie 0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Año 1987
Número de serie
Autor(es) Ulfvarson U., Alexandersson R., Aringer L., Svensson E., Hedenstierna G., Hogstedt C., Holmberg B., Rosén G., Sorsa M.
Título Effects of exposure to vehicle exhaust on health
Información bibliográfica Dec. 1987, Vol.13, No.6, p.505-512. 39 ref.
Resumen Exposure to combustion engine exhaust and its effect on crews of roll-on roll-off ships and car ferries and on bus garage staff were studied. The peak concentrations recorded for some of the substances were: total particulates (diesel only) 1.0mg/m3, benzene (diesel) 0.3mg/m3, formaldehyde (gasoline and diesel) 0.8mg/m3, and nitrogen dioxide (diesel) 1.2mg/m3. The highest observed concentration of benzo(a)pyrene was 30ng/m3 from gasoline and diesel exhaust. In an experimental study, in which volunteers were exposed to diesel exhaust diluted with air to achieve a nitrogen dioxide concentration of 3.8mg/m3, no effect on pulmonary function was observed. Pulmonary function was affected during a workday of occupational exposure to engine emissions, but it normalised after a few days with no exposure. The impairment of pulmonary function had no appreciable, adverse, short-term impact on individual work capacity. Analyses of urinary mutagenicity and thioether excretion showed no sign of exposure to genotoxic compounds among the occupationally exposed workers or among the subjects in the experimental study.
Descriptores (primarios) trastornos funcionales respiratorios; efectos genéticos; gases de escape; vehículos de carretera
Descriptores (secundarios) efectos mutágenos; tioéteres; dosificación en la orina; barcos de rueda motriz; investigaciones sobre el hombre; garages
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Antifertility and prenatal effects
Road transportation
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)