Title: | Air contaminant exposures during the operation of lawn and garden equipment |
Author(s): | Baldauf R; Fortune C; Weinstein J; Wheeler M; Blanchard F; |
Address: | "Mobile Source Research Lab, National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27111, USA. Baldauf.richard@epa.gov" |
Journal Title: | J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1559-0631 (Print) 1559-0631 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated the Small Engine Exposure Study (SEES) to evaluate potential exposures among users of small, gasoline-powered, non-road spark-ignition (SI) lawn and garden engines. Equipment tested included riding tractors, walk-behind lawn mowers, string trimmers, and chainsaws. Personal and background air quality measurements were collected on equipment operators for carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter |
Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution/*analysis Aldehydes/analysis Carbon Monoxide/analysis Environmental Exposure/*analysis Humans Hydrocarbons/analysis Organic Chemicals/analysis Particle Size Vehicle Emissions/*analysis Volatilization; |
Notes: | "MedlineBaldauf, Richard Fortune, Christopher Weinstein, Jason Wheeler, Michael Blanchard, Fred eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2006/03/08 J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2006 Jul; 16(4):362-70. doi: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500471. Epub 2006 Jan 25" |