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. 2014 Oct;26(77):235–243.

Table 2.

Mean levels of aromatic solvents measured and number of workers at the study sites

Study site Number of workers (%) Concentration (ppm)
Benzene Toluene Xylene
TLV=0.5 ppm TLV=100 ppm TLV=20 ppm
Em Leq
(dBA)
Quality control 10 (12.2%) 2.71 79.8 21.7 9.63 75
Oil tanker loading 29 (35.4%) 2.71 79.8 21.7 9.63 75
Facilities unit 5 (6.1%) 2.71 79.8 21.7 9.63 74
Fuel position worker 38 (46.3%) 1.52 4.97 2.79 3.32 75

Em, The equivalent exposure for the mixture of solvent exposure