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Derivation of an occupational exposure limit for benzene using epidemiological study quality assessment tools

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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
卷 334, 期 -, 页码 117-144

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.05.036

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Benzene; Occupational exposure limit; Study quality; Hematotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Health-based limit

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  1. LOA REACH Consortium

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This paper derives an occupational exposure limit for benzene using quality assessed data. Seventy-seven genotoxicity and 36 haematotoxicity studies in workers were scored for study quality with an adapted tool based on that of Vlaanderen et al., 2008 (Environ Health. Perspect. 116 1700-5). These endpoints were selected as they are the most sensitive and relevant to the proposed mode of action (MOA) and protecting against these will protect against benzene carcinogenicity. Lowest and No-Adverse Effect Concentrations (LOAECs and NOAECs) were derived from the highest quality studies (i.e. those ranked in the top tertile or top half) and further assessed as being more certain or less certain. Several sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess whether alternative high quality constructs affected conclusions. The lowest haematotoxicity LOAECs showed effects near 2 ppm (8 h TWA), and no effects at 0.59 ppm. For genotoxicity, studies also showed effects near 2 ppm and showed no effects at about 0.69 ppm. Several sensitivity analyses supported these observations. These data define a benzene LOAEC of 2 ppm (8 h TWA) and a NOAEC of 0.5 ppm (8 h TWA). Allowing for possible subclinical effects in bone marrow not apparent in studies of peripheral blood endpoints, an OEL of 0.25 ppm (8 h TWA) is proposed.

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