Comparison of self-assessment and expert assessment of occupational exposure to chemicals

Liljelind, Ingrid; Rappaport, Stephen M.; Levin, Jan‐Olof; Stromback, Anita E.; Sunesson, Anna-Lena K; Järvholm, Bengt

doi:10.5271/sjweh.619

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“…In a recent paper by Liljelind and colleagues it appeared that untrained, unsupervised workers were able to collect unbiased exposure data (on gaseous contaminants) by using currently available passive monitors. 31 A prerequisite for such approaches is of course availability and development of (1) relatively simple measurement devices (that is, passive monitoring badges), (2) comprehensive exposure databases, and (3) easy tools to handle the increasingly complex statistical analyses.…”

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Design of measurement strategies for workplace exposures

Kromhout

2002

Occup Environ Med

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Design of measurement strategies for workplace exposures

Kromhout

2002

Occup Environ Med

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“…Thus, we encourage investigators to forsake microenvironmental measurements of VOCs in favor of personal measurements, a sentiment recently voiced by Kromhout and van Tongeren (2003). Since passive monitoring devices allow subjects to measure their own VOC exposures with a minimum of professional involvement (Tielemans et al, 1999;Egeghy et al, 2000Egeghy et al, , 2002Liljelind et al, 2000Liljelind et al, , 2001, this goal is realistic.…”

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Variability of environmental exposures to volatile organic compounds

Rappaport

Kupper

2004

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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“…They were taught the correct way to handle the caps. Liljelind et al (2000Liljelind et al ( , 2001 have performed studies on self-assessment of exposure and shown a negligible difference between self-assessment and expert measurements. Our impression is that the participants were able to handle the sampling equipment correctly.…”

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Variability of personal chemical exposure in eight office buildings in Sweden

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Levin

Stenberg

et al. 2004

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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This study focuses on the variability in chemical exposures for individuals working in office buildings. The study involved eight office buildings with 79 participants, and exposures were measured using personal samplers for volatile organic compounds, aldehydes, amines, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and particles. Ventilation was assessed in each individual office. ''Variability among buildings'' and ''variability among individuals'' were evaluated for any component (of the 123) measured in samples from at least 20 persons, using variance component analysis and principal component analysis. Interpersonal differences explained the major part of the variance for 78% of the compounds versus between-buildings differences for 14% of the compounds. For 8% of compounds, the variation was explained in equal amounts by the differences among individuals and among buildings. This study illustrates the necessity for individualised measurements (versus stationary measurements in building) to estimate personal exposures. These results also support the conculsion that in case-referent studies of ''sick building syndrome'' (SBS), referents to SBS cases can be randomised for building location.

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Comparison of self-assessment and expert assessment of occupational exposure to chemicals

Cited by 37 publications

References 16 publications

Design of measurement strategies for workplace exposures

Design of measurement strategies for workplace exposures

Variability of environmental exposures to volatile organic compounds

Variability of personal chemical exposure in eight office buildings in Sweden

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