title: [Study of a matrix for the evaluation and prediction of occupational benzene exposure].
abstract: Aim of the study was to assess the occupational exposure to benzene by mean of a job-exposure matrix, which classified job titles according to the level of exposure to benzene. This study consisted of 3 parts: (i) the analysis of the literature which takes into account the biological and environmental monitoring studies of workers exposed to benzene, (ii) the statistical analysis (cluster join-analysis) of biological monitoring data leading to the development of the job-exposure matrix, (iii) the validation of the matrix. The job-exposure matrix allows the estimate of the exposure to benzene according to job and is suggested as a tool to be used when environmental monitoring data are not available.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Fondazione S. Maugeri, Cattedra di Medicina del Lavoro dell'Università di Modena.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bisio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000097:blood; D001554:Benzene / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D009790:Occupations / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D001554:Benzene