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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2012 Dec;(172):5–82.

Table 14.

Molecular Markers of Personal Exposure Sample Averages by Job Title

Dockworker
(n = 14)
Long Haul Drivers
(n = 21)
P&D Drivers
(n = 18)
Molecular Markers
(µg/m3)
Averagea Uncb SDc Average Unc SD Average Unc SD
OC 13.00 1.02 2.92 24.05 1.66 8.75 17.98 1.30 6.80
EC 1.12 0.16 0.41 1.55 0.20 0.42 2.71 0.25 1.37
(ng/m3)

Benzo[b&k]fluoranthene 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.22 0.03 0.21 0.27 0.04 0.39
Benzo[e]pyrene 0.19 0.04 0.29 0.11 0.02 0.09 0.30 0.06 0.30
Benzo[a]pyrene 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.12 0.03 0.16 0.19 0.05 0.37
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene 0.08 0.02 0.10 0.07 0.02 0.03 0.11 0.03 0.11
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 1.15 0.11 NAd NDe 0.81 0.26 0.38
22,29,30-Trisnomeohopane 0.20 0.03 0.13 0.48 0.07 0.39 0.31 0.04 0.15
17α(H)-21β(H)-29-norhopane 0.92 0.14 0.51 3.07 0.46 2.40 l.40 0.21 0.67
17α(H)-21β(H)-hopane 0.50 0.06 0.29 1.40 0.17 1.10 0.68 0.08 0.32
12S-17α(H),21β(H)-30-
  Homohopane
0.25 0.03 0.14 0.78 0.09 0.68 0.29 0.04 0.18
22R-17α(H),21β(H)-30-
  Homohopane
0.18 0.02 0.11 0.57 0.07 0.48 0.21 0.03 0.13
20R,5α(H),14β(H),17β(H)-
  Cholestane
0.30 0.04 0.24 0.95 0. 12 0.64 0.41 0.05 0.19
20S,5α(H),14β(H),17β(H)-
  Cholestane
0.14 0.02 0.11 0.40 0.06 0.27 0.21 0.03 0.09
20R,abb-sitostane 0.18 0.02 0.16 0.55 0.07 0.41 0.22 0.03 0.14
20S,abb-sitostane 0.22 0.03 0.18 0.59 0.08 0.45 0.22 0.03 0.14
Tetracosane 4.90 0.46 3.44 6.84 0.64 4.16 11.27 1.05 6.15
Pentacosane 4.23 0.56 3.21 5.69 0.76 4.55 7.17 0.96 3.14
Hexacosane 2.16 0.33 2.24 3.25 0.53 1.73 2.93 0.44 2.20
Heptacosane 3.11 0.59 1.99 14.60 2.77 22.34 4.37 0.83 6.75
Octacosane 1.24 0.23 0.98 3.27 0.62 4.13 1.47 0.28 1.48
Nonacosane 3.00 0.44 1.70 14.40 2.09 25.73 4.55 0.66 8.29
Triacotane 1.20 0.17 0.67 6.70 0.97 10.14 2.22 0.32 3.55
Hentriacontane 7.04 1.21 6.47 46.90 8.05 84.24 16.19 2.78 37.10
Dotriacontane 1.51 0.26 0.89 9.82 1.70 18.10 3.11 0.54 5.56
Tritriacotane 3.70 0.85 3.77 30.01 6.87 54.86 8.02 1.S4 18.66
Tetratriacotane 0.21 0.06 0.21 3.54 1.00 2.92 0.93 0.26 0.78
Pentatriacotane 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.24 0.09 0.17 0.07 0.02 0.05

Note: This table was adapted from Sheesley et al. 2009.

a

Average indicates average of all job or area samples.

b

Unc indicates average analytical uncertainty for organic speciation.

c

SD indicates standard deviation of all job/area samples.

d

NA indicates that standard deviation not available because there was only one value.

e

ND indicates not detected.