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) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Average indicates average of all job or area samples.
Unc indicates average analytical uncertainty for organic speciation.
SD indicates standard deviation of all job/area samples.
NA indicates that standard deviation not available because there was only one value.
ND indicates not detected.