Journal article
Estimating Occupational Beryllium Exposure from Compliance Monitoring Data
Archives of environmental & occupational health, v 66(2), pp 75-86
01 Jan 2011
PMID: 24484364
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Abstract
Occupational exposure to beryllium is widespread and is a health risk. The objectives of this study were to develop plausible models to estimate occupational airborne beryllium exposure. Compliance monitoring data were obtained from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 12,148 personal measurements of beryllium exposure from 1979 to 2005. Industry codes were maintained as reported or collapsed based on the number of measurements per cell of a job-exposure matrix (JEM). Probability of exposure was predicted based on year, industry, job, and sampling duration. In these models, probability of exposure decreased over time, was highest in full-shift personal samples, and varied with industry and job. The probability of exposure was calculated using 6 JEMs, each providing similar rankings of the likelihood of non-negligible exposure to beryllium. These statistical models, with expert appraisal, are suitable for the assessment of the probability of elevated occupational exposure to beryllium.
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- Title
- Estimating Occupational Beryllium Exposure from Compliance Monitoring Data
- Creators
- Michele P. Hamm - University of AlbertaIgor Burstyn - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Archives of environmental & occupational health, v 66(2), pp 75-86
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; General Electric
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000299993700003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84856773252
- Other Identifier
- 991019168786504721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Environmental Sciences
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health