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Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2006 50(5):459-468; doi:10.1093/annhyg/mel001
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Occupational Hygiene Society

Vapours and Aerosols of Bitumen: Exposure Data obtained by the German Bitumen Forum

REINHOLD RÜHL1,*, UWE MUSANKE1, KURT KOLMSEE2, RENATE PRIEß3, GERD ZOUBEK4 and DIETMAR BREUER5

1 BG BAU – Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft, An der Festeburg 27–29 D-60389 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2 Steinbruchs-Berufsgenossenschaft, Theodor-Heuss-Straße 160 D-30853 Langenhagen, Germany
3 Berufsgenossenschaft der Chemischen Industrie, Brosteler Chaussee 51 D-22453 Hamburg, Germany
4 BG BAU – Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft, Landsbergerstraße 309 D-80687 München, Germany
5 Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitsschutz, Alte Heerstraße 111 D-53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +49 69 4705 213; Fax: +49 69 4705 299; E-mail: reinhold.ruehl{at}bgbau.de

In a large project of the German Bitumen Forum, almost all branches of industry in Germany that use bitumen have been examined with regard to bitumen exposure. A total of 1272 samples were gathered between 1991 and 2005. The measuring method includes vapours and aerosols emitted from hot bitumen; the proportions of these two components and their dependency on bitumen temperature are described. Whereas in most branches a value of 10 mg m–3 for the sum of vapours and aerosols is not exceeded, much higher values have been observed for work with mastic asphalt. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have been analysed in some cases, but exposure is several orders of magnitudes lower than with the earlier use of tar.

Keywords: bitumen • asphalt • construction • polyaromatic hydrocarbons


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