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Table 1 Standards for occupational exposure to PAHs

From: The standards for recognition of occupational cancers related with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Korea

 

PAHs

Exposure limit

 

OSHA

CTPVs

0.2 mg/m3

PEL TWA

 

COEs

0.15 mg/m3

PEL TWA

NIOSH

CTPVs

0.2 mg/m3

REL TWA

ACGIH

CTPVs

0.2 mg/m3

TLV TWA

MOEL (Korea)

CTPVs

0.2 mg/m3

TWA

 

Naphthalene

50 mg/m3

TWA

  

75 mg/m3

STEL

  1. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration; NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist; MOEL Ministry of Employment and Labor; CTPVs Coal tar pitch volatiles; COEs Coke oven emissions; PEL Permissible exposure limits; TWA 8 h time-weighted average; TLV Threshold limit value; STEL Short-term exposure limits
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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

ISSN: 2052-4374

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