Airborne concentrations of benzene for dock workers at the ExxonMobil refinery and chemical plant, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (1977-2005)

• Main Authors: Thomas E Widner (Author), Shannon H Gaffney (Author), Julie M Panko (Author), Kenneth M Unice (Author), Amanda M Burns (Author), Marisa Kreider (Author), J Ralph Marshall (Author), Lindsay E Booher (Author), Richard H Gelat (Author), Dennis J Paustenbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: 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 refineri...