HAZARD REVIEW: HEALTH EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ASPHALT
In 1977 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reviewed the available health effects data on occupational exposure to asphalt and asphalt fumes. NIOSH determined that the principal adverse health effects were irritation of the serous membranes of the conjunctivae and the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Since them, additional data from studies on both animals and humans exposed to asphalt, paving and roofing asphalt fume condensates, and asphalt-based paints have become available. This report provides a review and evaluation of these new data, as well as other information.
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Corporate Authors:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Hubert Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20201Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA United States 30333 -
Authors:
- Butler, M A
- Burr, G
- Dankovic, D
- Lunsford, R A
- Miller, A
- Nguyen, M
- Olsen, L
- Sharpnack, D
- Snawder, J
- Stayner, L
- Sweeney, M H
- Teass, A
- Wess, J
- Zumwalde, R
- Publication Date: 2000-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; References;
- Pagination: 150 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asphalt; Fumes; Health hazards; Occupational safety; Paint; Paving materials; Roofs; Safety
- Identifier Terms: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00932491
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DHHS (NIOSH) Publication, No. 2001-110
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 11 2002 12:00AM