TY - JOUR
T1 - Proposed method for setting standards for recreational divers diving in benzene polluted waters
AU - Froom, Paul
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - There are no recognized standards for recreational diving in benzene polluted waters. If daily absorption is limited to that absorbed from drinking 2-L of water at the recommended maximal contaminant limit concentration (9.7 μg per day), then permissible diving hours can be determined. A formula is proposed that calculates allowable monthly diving time based on dermal absorption, amount of water ingested, benzene concentrations in the water and in the sediment and the proportion of the body exposed.
AB - There are no recognized standards for recreational diving in benzene polluted waters. If daily absorption is limited to that absorbed from drinking 2-L of water at the recommended maximal contaminant limit concentration (9.7 μg per day), then permissible diving hours can be determined. A formula is proposed that calculates allowable monthly diving time based on dermal absorption, amount of water ingested, benzene concentrations in the water and in the sediment and the proportion of the body exposed.
KW - Benzene
KW - Pollution
KW - Recreational divers
KW - Standards
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=40949127407&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00128-007-9355-8
DO - 10.1007/s00128-007-9355-8
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AN - SCOPUS:40949127407
SN - 0007-4861
VL - 80
SP - 251
EP - 254
JO - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
IS - 3
ER -
