[Assessment of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during road paving].
Asphalt is a mixture of bitumen, (its fumes contain about 1% of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAH), and mineral matter. 18 Workers were investigated during road paving to assess PAH exposure by environmental air-monitoring (the 16 most relevant, according to the American Environmental Protection Agency, EPA) and biological monitoring (urinary 1-hydroxypyrene excretion). Our results show that PAH exposure in these workers is not higher than that observed in traffic policemen working in urban areas.
Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Dipartimento di Scienze CCMMFF.
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D000328:Adult; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity*
D006838:Hydrocarbons; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; C006647:asphalt