Carcinogenic Benzene: An Alternate Method to Assess Exposure Among Maritime Workers
Abstract
Background: Environmental and occupational exposure to benzene poses a risk to the Coast Guard and other maritime workers such as those who load/unload containers, dock workers, ship crews, cargo inspectors, and customs officers. Airborne occupational exposures to benzene are understudied in the maritime industry. Benzene is classified as a known human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Objective: This project investigated whether diffusion-based, passive air sampling for benzene with a radial sampler with subsequent thermal desorption and analysis by GC/MS shows good agreement with an established conventional method and results produced by a gold standard reference instrument. A performance evaluation was conducted using a Radiello radial sampler when performing a 15-minute air sampling experiment for benzene under controlled laboratory conditions
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 26, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1186287
Entities
People
- Miguel A Maldonado
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences