Exposure Assessment for Biomass Smoke Among “Rice in the Bamboo” Producing Workers: Comparison Between PM2.5, Levoglucosan and Methoxyphenols

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• Personal Author:
  Cheevaporn V ; Muntanachitra V ; Onstat G ; Paulsen M ; Saowakontha S ; Simpson C ; Yingratanasuk T
• Description:
  This study focuses on comparing different measurements of biomass smoke exposure among "rice in the bamboo" producing workers in Thailand. Repeated measurements of P2.5, levoglucosan, and urinary methoxyphenols concentrations from a subsample of the exposed workers were analyzed. The analyses of variance components and variance ratios were calculated using ANOVA, and t-tests comparison on the before and after exposure levels. The results of the study revealed that levoglucosan measurement in the personal breathing zone was the most suitable measure of exposure to biomass smoke in this group of population. Urinary methoxyphenols offered no great advantage over environmental monitoring in this study. PM2.5 did poorly for a choice of biomass smoke measurement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollution Biomarkers Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Air Quality Monitoring Author Keywords: Biomass Smoke Biomarker Of Exposure Environmental Monitoring Epidemiological Study Exposure Assessment Occupational Exposure Particulates Smoke Inhalation
• ISSN:
  1906-1714
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  36-44
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054773
• Citation:
  EnvironmentAsia 2009 Jul; 2(2):36-44
• Contact Point Address:
  Tanongsak Yingratanasuk Faculty of Public Health, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand
• Email:
  yingrata@yahoo.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  EnvironmentAsia
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8bc17bcfcf3528b3218b0dbf7d3505cb7b21750fbe96095b8756e63e823cc5f52da76c3f80931a2f299ba112e4f770786b3cf7616a4a8c27e3133c23ffdcfb3c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217206/cdc_217206_DS1.pdf
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