A Source-based Measurement Database for Occupational Exposure Assessment of Electromagnetic Fields in the INTEROCC Study: A Literature Review Approach

Autor: VILA, Javier, BOWMAN, Joseph D., Richardson, Lesley, KINCL, Laurel, CONOVER, Dave L., McLean, Dave, Mann, Simon, Vecchia, Paolo, VAN TONGEREN, Martie, Cardis, Elisabeth, Hours, Martine
Přispěvatelé: Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona] (UPF)-Catalunya ministerio de salud, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Université de Montréal (UdeM), Oregon State University (OSU), Public Health England [London], National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy, Institute of Occupational Medicine [Edinburgh] (IOM), CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement (UMRESTTE UMR T9405), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Annals of Occupational Hygiene
Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015, 21 p. ⟨10.1093/annhyg/mev076⟩
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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ISSN: 2398-7316
2398-7308
0003-4878
1475-3162
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mev076
Popis: INTRODUCTION: To date, occupational exposure assessment of electromagnetic fields (EMF) has relied on occupation-based measurements and exposure estimates. However, misclassification due to between-worker variability remains an unsolved challenge. A source-based approach, supported by detailed subject data on determinants of exposure, may allow for a more individualized exposure assessment. Detailed information on the use of occupational sources of exposure to EMF was collected as part of the INTERPHONE-INTEROCC study. To support a source-based exposure assessment effort within this study, this work aimed to construct a measurement database for the occupational sources of EMF exposure identified, assembling available measurements from the scientific literature. METHODS: First, a comprehensive literature search was performed for published and unpublished documents containing exposure measurements for the EMF sources identified, a priori as well as from answers of study subjects. Then, the measurements identified were assessed for quality and relevance to the study objectives. Finally, the measurements selected and complementary information were compiled into an Occupational Exposure Measurement Database (OEMD). RESULTS: Currently, the OEMD contains 1624 sets of measurements (>3000 entries) for 285 sources of EMF exposure, organized by frequency band (0 Hz to 300 GHz) and dosimetry type. Ninety-five documents were selected from the literature (almost 35% of them are unpublished technical reports), containing measurements which were considered informative and valid for our purpose. Measurement data and complementary information collected from these documents came from 16 different countries and cover the time period between 1974 and 2013. CONCLUSION: We have constructed a database with measurements and complementary information for the most common sources of exposure to EMF in the workplace, based on the responses to the INTERPHONE-INTEROCC study questionnaire. This database covers the entire EMF frequency range and represents the most comprehensive resource of information on occupational EMF exposure. It is available at www.crealradiation.com/index.php/en/databases. This work was funded by the National Institutes for Health (NIH) Grant No. 1R01CA124759-01. Coding of the French occupational data was in part funded by AFSSET (Convention N° ST-2005-004). The INTERPHONE study was supported by funding from the European Fifth Framework Program, ‘Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources’ (contract 100 QLK4-CT-1999901563) and the International Union against Cancer (UICC). In Australia, funding was received from the Australian National Health and Medical Research 5 Council (EME Grant 219129) . In Montreal, Canada, funding was received from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (project MOP-42525). In France, funding was received by l’Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) (Contrat N85142)
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