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Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Asphalt

Abstract:

In 1977 the ntional Institute for Occupational safety and Health reviewed the availible data on the health effects of occupational exposure to asphalt and asphalt fumes. NIOSH determined the principal adverse health efects to be irritation of the serous membranes of the conjunctivae and the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract……This document evaluates the health effects data that have become availible since publication of the 1977 NIOSH criteria document; it also assesses exposures associated with occupations that involve the use of roofing and paving asphalts and asphalt based paints.

Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publication Date: December 2000
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Topics: Worker Safety

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