Hazard Review: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Asphalt [2000]

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• Personal Author:
  Burr, Gregory A. ; Butler, Mary A. S. ; Dankovic, David A. ; Lunsford, R. Alan ; Miller, Aubrey K. ; Nguyen, Mimi ; Olsen, Larry D. ; Sharpnack, Douglas ; Snawder, John E. ; Stayner, Leslie T. ; Sweeney, Marie H. ; Teass, Alexander W. ; Wess, Joann ; Zumwalde, Ralph D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  The information in this document assesses the health hazards associated with occupational exposure to asphalt. Chapter 2 presents information about the uses of asphalt and the number of workers potentially exposed to asphalt during paving and roofing operations and during the manufacturing of asphalt roofing products. Chapter 3 describes the chemical and physical properties of asphalt, production methods, similarities and differences between paving and roofing asphalts and asphalt-based paints, and the representativeness of field- and laboratory-generated asphalt fumes. Chapter 4 discusses exposure monitoring methods extent of worker exposure, and estimates of biological responses in asphalt-exposed workers. Subsequent chapters describe the effects of exposure to asphalt and asphalt fumes on humans and animals, conclusions, recommendations, and needed research.
• Content Notes:
  Evaluations, conclusions, and recommendations of NIOSH in regard to exposure to asphalt--See Executive summary, p. viii-xii.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-114).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Hazard ID
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  print ; xviii, 132 p. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000978
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d579cf4d893ac29f1dd3293888e6e8b57f10ba7f9bb70ca8fc89d8ac225b3d95ea306397ee856a02437ad8d3d77018e3a5d5ed209d058069402de12e82607a5f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11266/cdc_11266_DS1.pdf
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