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Major Sources of Exposure to Benzene and Other Volatile Organic Chemicals

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The major sources of human exposure to about a dozen volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) have recently been identified.1 For nearly every chemical, the major sources of exposure are completely different from the major sources of emissions. This finding implies that current environmental regulations and control strategies are misdirected. Important sources of exposure are typically not regulated in any way, whereas unimportant sources are heavily regulated. Vast sums of money are spent on problems involving little risk (e.g., hazardous waste sites), whereas few resources are expended on problems involving higher risk (e.g., indoor air pollution). The following paper summarizes recent findings regarding major sources of exposure to several VOCs. Benzene is selected as a case study. Brief discussions of tetrachloroethylene and paradichlorobenzene are also included.

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  • Lance Wallace, 1990. "Major Sources of Exposure to Benzene and Other Volatile Organic Chemicals," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(1), pages 59-64, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:10:y:1990:i:1:p:59-64
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1990.tb01020.x
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    1. Karen Yokley & Hien T. Tran & Kaija Pekari & Stephen Rappaport & Vesa Riihimaki & Nat Rothman & Suramya Waidyanatha & Paul M. Schlosser, 2006. "Physiologically‐Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Benzene in Humans: A Bayesian Approach," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(4), pages 925-943, August.
    2. Lance A. Wallace & Naihua Duan & Robert Ziegenfus, 1994. "Can Long‐Term Exposure Distributions Be Predicted from Short‐Term Measurements?," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(1), pages 75-85, February.
    3. Lance Wallace, 1993. "A Decade of Studies of Human Exposure: What Have We Learned?," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 13(2), pages 135-139, April.

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