Open AccessSensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 2: validation of historical exposures
Author(s) -
Park Jy,
M. Abbas Virji,
Stefaniak Ab,
Stanton Ml,
Day Ga,
Kent Ms,
Schuler Cr,
Kathleen Kreiss
Publication year - 2011
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.3187
Subject(s) - concordance , beryllium , environmental science , statistics , exposure assessment , medicine , environmental health , mathematics , nuclear physics , physics
The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of a job exposure matrix (JEM) constructed forthe period 1994-1999. Historical exposure estimates (HEE) for the JEM were constructed for all job and yearcombinations by applying temporal factors reflecting annual change in area air measurements (1994-1998) to thepersonal baseline exposure estimates (BEE) collected in 1999. The JEM was generated for an epidemiologic study toexamine quantitative exposure-response relationships with sensitization and chronic beryllium disease.