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Ann Occup Hyg


Title:Evaluation of an artificial intelligence program for estimating occupational exposures
Author(s):Johnston KL; Phillips ML; Esmen NA; Hall TA;
Address:"Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 801 N.E. 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA"
Journal Title:Ann Occup Hyg
Year:2005
Volume:49
Issue:2
Page Number:147 - 153
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh072
ISSN/ISBN:0003-4878 (Print) 0003-4878 (Linking)
Abstract:"Estimation and Assessment of Substance Exposure (EASE) is an artificial intelligence program developed by UK's Health and Safety Executive to assess exposure. EASE computes estimated airborne concentrations based on a substance's vapor pressure and the types of controls in the work area. Though EASE is intended only to make broad predictions of exposure from occupational environments, some occupational hygienists might attempt to use EASE for individual exposure characterizations. This study investigated whether EASE would accurately predict actual sampling results from a chemical manufacturing process. Personal breathing zone time-weighted average (TWA) monitoring data for two volatile organic chemicals--a common solvent (toluene) and a specialty monomer (chloroprene)--present in this manufacturing process were compared to EASE-generated estimates. EASE-estimated concentrations for specific tasks were weighted by task durations reported in the monitoring record to yield TWA estimates from EASE that could be directly compared to the measured TWA data. Two hundred and six chloroprene and toluene full-shift personal samples were selected from eight areas of this manufacturing process. The Spearman correlation between EASE TWA estimates and measured TWA values was 0.55 for chloroprene and 0.44 for toluene, indicating moderate predictive values for both compounds. For toluene, the interquartile range of EASE estimates at least partially overlapped the interquartile range of the measured data distributions in all process areas. The interquartile range of EASE estimates for chloroprene fell above the interquartile range of the measured data distributions in one process area, partially overlapped the third quartile of the measured data in five process areas and fell within the interquartile range in two process areas. EASE is not a substitute for actual exposure monitoring. However, EASE can be used in conditions that cannot otherwise be sampled and in preliminary exposure assessment if it is recognized that the actual interquartile range could be much wider and/or offset by a factor of 10 or more"
Keywords:"Air Pollutants, Occupational Chemical Industry Chloroprene Environmental Monitoring/methods *Expert Systems Hazardous Substances Humans *Models, Statistical *Occupational Exposure Sensitivity and Specificity Software Toluene;"
Notes:"MedlineJohnston, Karen L Phillips, Margaret L Esmen, Nurtan A Hall, Thomas A eng T01 OH008614/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/ T01/CCT615847/CC/ODCDC CDC HHS/ Comparative Study Evaluation Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. England 2005/03/01 Ann Occup Hyg. 2005 Mar; 49(2):147-53. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/meh072"

 
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