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Table 5. Occupational exposure to naphthalene in various industries
Industry Country Year No. of
positive
samples
TWA
(μg/m 3 )
Range
(μg/m 3 )
Phase Reference
Hot mix plants USA – 8 2.3 Fume/vapour Hicks (1995)
Paving USA – 9 6.5 Fume/vapour Hicks (1995)
Paving, roofing, steel and
silicon carbide industries
Canada – 51 11.4 Vapour (particulate) Lesage et al. (1987)
0.1 Fume (gaseous)
Roofing/waterproofing USA 1985 11 0–1.9 Zey & Stephenson
(1986)
Roofing manufacturing USA – 7 7.5 Fume/vapour Hicks (1995)
Roofing 11 5.2 Fume/vapour
Enhanced oil recovery USA 1986 5.0–11.0 Daniels & Gunter
(1988)
Refineries/terminals USA – 9 5.5 Fume/vapour Hicks (1995)
Coke manufacturing Belgium 16 0.7–959 Vapour Buchet et al. (1992)
Coke plant Finland 1988–90 90 b
44–500 111–1989 Vapour Yrjänheikki et al.
(1995)
(modern technology) Poland 66 0–6000 Vapour Bieniek (1994)
Coke plant, tar distillation Poland 69 773 a
– Vapour Bieniek (1997)
Coke plant, naphthalene oil
distillation
Poland 33 867 a
– Vapour Bieniek (1997)
Coke plant Poland 1997 48 170–1210 10–3280 Vapour Bieniek (1998)
Creosote impregnation (wood) Finland 18 2200 Vapour Heikkilä et al. (1987)
Switch assembly (wood) Finland 8 2600 Vapour Heikkilä et al. (1987)
Creosote impregnation (wood) Finland 30 1540 400–4200 Vapour Heikkilä et al. (1997)
Finland 15 1000 22–1960 Vapour Heikkilä et al. (1995)
Construction Finland 1 160 Vapour Heikkilä et al. (1995)
Aluminium refinery Canada 7 1111 Vapour Lesage et al. (1987)
7 0.5 Fume
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