Open AccessAirborne concentrations of benzene for dock workers at the ExxonMobil refinery and chemical plant, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (1977–2005)
Author(s) -
T.E. Widner,
Shan H. Gaffney,
Julie M. Panko,
Kenneth M. Unice,
Amanda M. Burns,
Marisa L. Kreider,
J. Ralph Marshall,
Lindsay E. Booher,
Richard H Gelat,
Dennis J. Paustenbach
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3128
Subject(s) - baton rouge , benzene , oil refinery , environmental science , occupational exposure , toxicology , chemistry , waste management , environmental health , engineering , medicine , biology , humanities , art , organic chemistry , fin de siecle
Benzene is a natural constituent of crude oil and natural gas (0.1-3.0% by volume). Materials that are refined from crude oil and natural gas contain some residual benzene. Few datasets have appeared in the peer-reviewed literature characterizing exposures to benzene at specific refineries or during specific tasks. In this study, historical samples of airborne benzene collected from 1977-2005 at the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, docks were evaluated.