title: [Petroleum substances--human health hazards. I. Classification of petroleum substances on the list of dangerous substances and assessment of existing hazards].
abstract: Complex products derived from petroleum are widely used as fuels, greases, solvents, and intermediates in many branches of industry. Petroleum exposure-related human health hazards, observed in occupationally exposed people and in the general population, are a serious sanitary problem. Complex and variable composition of individual petroleum products makes the actual assessment of human health hazards difficult. Potential hazards, and resulting classification of individual petroleum substance groups, are discussed in the presented work. This should prove to be helpful to work safety and hygiene services as well as to supervising institutions, mainly the sanitary inspection, in a proper assessment of the hazards, and consequently in taking appropriate preventive actions. In Part I., general issues concerning the hazard assessment and legal aspects of petroleum substances classification are presented. In Part. II., individual groups of petroleum substances are discussed with respect to health hazards, resulting from both physicochemical properties and toxicity, and their classification based on this analysis is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Z Zakladu Informacji Naukowej, Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra med. J. Nofera w Lodzi. konieczk@imp.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konieczko
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000145:classification; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000145:classification*; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000145:classification* / Q000633:toxicity; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000145:classification; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010578:Petroleum / Q000145:classification* / Q000633:toxicity*; D011044:Poland; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012449:Safety; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D012997:Solvents