Biomonitoring-based exposure assessment of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene among workers at petroleum distribution facilities
Heibati B, Pollitt K, Charati JY, Ducatman A, Shokrzadeh M, Karimi A, Mohammadyan M. Biomonitoring-based exposure assessment of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene among workers at petroleum distribution facilities. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2017, 149: 19-25. PMID: 29145162, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGas chromatography-mass spectrometrySolid-phase microextractionChromatography-mass spectrometryVolatile organic compoundsOrganic compoundsPpb tolueneMass spectrometryPassive samplersPersonal passive samplersConcentrations of BTEXPpb benzeneBenzeneBTEX compoundsTolueneUrinary BTEX levelsOil distribution companyPersonal exposureXylenePersonal air exposuresBTEXCompoundsEthylbenzeneOccupational health concernAir exposureRapid methodBTEX exposure assessment and quantitative risk assessment among petroleum product distributors
Heibati B, Pollitt KJG, Karimi A, Charati J, Ducatman A, Shokrzadeh M, Mohammadyan M. BTEX exposure assessment and quantitative risk assessment among petroleum product distributors. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2017, 144: 445-449. PMID: 28666218, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.06.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk occupationsOccupational exposure limitsExcess riskCancer riskXylene exposureExcess lifetime cancer riskRisk occupationsHealth of workersGovernmental Industrial HygienistsLifetime cancer riskExposure assessmentExposure limitsIndustrial HygienistsRiskAmerican ConferenceExposureExposure samplesHazard quotientMean concentrationMaximum mean concentrationRisk assessmentMean valueQuantitative risk assessmentStrong contributorWorkers