Exposure from occupational versus other sources.
There is an increasing need to consider the various routes of exposure to individuals in occupational settings, as well as the exposure of the general public to a broad spectrum of carcinogens. The need to consider indoor environments is increasingly recognized in light of the amount of time spent indoors by a large majority of the population and the recognition that levels of certain toxicants are higher indoors than outdoors. This overview highlights (i) a general comparison of exposure to indoor and outdoor levels of 12 volatile organic compounds and (ii) the exposure of workers and the general public to benzene, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, styrene, tetrachloroethylene, phthalate esters, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, radon, and electromagnetic fields.
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International Life Sciences Institute, Risk Science Institute, Washington, DC.
D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D001554:Benzene / Q000009:adverse effects; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000009:adverse effects; D002070:Butadienes / Q000009:adverse effects; D002273:Carcinogens; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D003993:Dibutyl Phthalate / Q000009:adverse effects; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate / Q000009:adverse effects; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009153:Mutagens / Q000009:adverse effects; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D011886:Radon / Q000009:adverse effects; D020058:Styrene; D013343:Styrenes / Q000009:adverse effects; D013750:Tetrachloroethylene / Q000009:adverse effects
D001572:Benzofurans; D002070:Butadienes; D002273:Carcinogens; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D009153:Mutagens; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D013343:Styrenes; D005557:Formaldehyde; D003993:Dibutyl Phthalate; D020058:Styrene; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate; D001554:Benzene; C031763:1,3-butadiene; D011886:Radon; D013750:Tetrachloroethylene