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Current nitrogen dioxide exposures among railroad workers.

S R Woskie1, S K Hammond, T J Smith

  • 1Department of Environmental Health Science, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
|July 1, 1989
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Railroad workers

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Air Quality Monitoring

Background:

  • Diesel exhaust is a known occupational hazard.
  • Assessing worker exposure to diesel exhaust is crucial for health studies.
  • Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) can serve as a marker for diesel exhaust exposure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure current nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposures in U.S. railroad workers.
  • To evaluate NO2 as a marker for diesel exhaust exposure in this population.
  • To identify job groups with the highest potential exposure.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an adapted Palmes personal passive sampler for NO2 measurement.
  • Monitored 477 railroad workers across four different railroad companies.

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  • Analyzed NO2 exposure levels across five distinct occupational groups.

    • Main Results:

    • NO2 exposure levels varied significantly by job role.
    • Locomotive shop workers exhibited the highest average NO2 exposure (95-127 ppb).
    • Brakers and conductors also showed elevated NO2 levels (50-74 ppb).
    • Signal maintainers had the lowest NO2 exposure (16-24 ppb).
    • Exposure variations due to railroad company or season were generally not significant.

    Conclusions:

    • Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels differ substantially among railroad job roles.
    • Locomotive shop workers and train crews face higher potential diesel exhaust exposure.
    • NO2 monitoring can help characterize diesel exhaust exposure in railroad environments.