IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC ...

Table 4 (contd)
Country and year of
survey
No. of
plants
Job/task Duration of
samples
No. of
samples
Air concentration in personal
breathing zone (mg/m 3 )
Mean Range
Switzerland
NR
10 NA Full shift 90 201 8–848
Netherlands 4 Filament winding 4 h 18 [314 GM] 134–716
NR Spraying 62 [227 GM] 48–602
Hand laminating 180 [148 GM] 18–538
USA 7 Boat fabrication Full-shift
NR Hull lamination 168 331 7–780
Deck lamination 114 313 52–682
Small parts lamination 70 193 34–554
Gel coating 45 202 23–439
Europe (5 countries) b
Lamination Variable
< 1980 Boat fabrication 1703 332
≥ 1980 2993 234
< 1980 Containers 437 247
≥ 1980 1098 187
< 1980 Panels and construction 401 213
≥ 1980 846 145
< 1980 Small pieces 486 251
≥ 1980 629 158
≥ 1980 Hand lamination 3205 281
≥ 1980 Spray lamination 414 132
≥ 1980 Non-manual lamination 231 68
Reference
Guillemin et al.
(1982)
Geuskens et al.
(1992)
Crandall &
Hartle (1985)
Bellander et al.
(1994)
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