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Determining standards for professional divers diving in benzene polluted waters.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Froom, P.
Description	Country affiliation: Israel Author Affiliation: Froom P ( Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sackler Medical School, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. froomp@gmail.com)
Abstract	The main objective of this study is to calculate the hours of diving in benzene-polluted waters acceptable for professional divers. We considered recommended absorption limit as that from pulmonary workplace absorption during an 8-h workday at recommended exposure limits set by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and developed a formula to determine recommended limits for diving time based on actual water and sediment concentrations and exposure conditions. The recommended absorption limit is 1.6 mg of benzene per workday. This is equivalent to total body dermal absorption over a 1-h dive at water concentration of 7.6 mg/L, or absorption from drinking 0.1 L of water with a concentration of 16.5 mg/L, or dermal absorption with 50% of the body covered in sediment with a concentration of 18,851 mg/kg. A formula that calculates allowable diving time considering benzene water and sediment concentrations, and gastrointestinal and dermal exposures is presented. Water concentrations and not exposure to sediment limit recommended diving time, and unlimited diving in areas with sediment and water concentrations thought to pose a serious human health hazard would not surpass the recommended amount of benzene absorbed in the workplace. We conclude that allowable diving time in polluted waters can be calculated resulting in absorption equivalent to recommended limits for pulmonary absorption in the workplace. Our results suggest that agencies determining significant health risk levels of chemical concentrations in sediment and water should consider our findings.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	07482337
Issue Number	8
Volume Number	24
e-ISSN	14770393
Journal	Toxicology and Industrial Health
Language	English
Publisher	Sage Publications
Publisher Date	2008-09-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Occupational Medicine Discipline Toxicology Benzene Toxicity Diving Injuries Occupational Exposure Adverse Effects Water Pollutants, Chemical Water Pollution, Chemical Analysis Pharmacokinetics Standards Environmental Monitoring Methods Geologic Sediments Chemistry Humans Risk Assessment Time Factors Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Toxicology

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