Surveillance of Occupational Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds at Gas Stations: A Scoping Review Protocol

Tatiana de Medeiros Carvalho Mendes (), Juliana Pontes Soares, Pétala Tuani Cândido de Oliveira Salvador and Janete Lima de Castro
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Tatiana de Medeiros Carvalho Mendes: Postgraduate in Collective Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59056-000, Brazil
Juliana Pontes Soares: Insikiran Institute of Indigenous Higher Education, Federal University of Roraima, Boa Vista 69310-000, Brazil
Pétala Tuani Cândido de Oliveira Salvador: School of Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-900, Brazil
Janete Lima de Castro: Postgraduate in Collective Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59056-000, Brazil

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 5, 1-9

Abstract: Health surveillance guides public policies, allows for the monitoring of occupational exposures that may cause health risks, and can prevent work-related diseases. The scoping review protocol herein is designed to map studies on the surveillance of occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in gas stations and identify the governmental agencies and public health measures in different countries. This review protocol is based on the Joanna Briggs Institute manual and guided by the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews. It includes research articles, theses, dissertations, and official documents on surveillance measures for occupational exposure to VOCs (i.e., benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylene) in gas stations from different countries. All languages and publication dates will be considered, and a spreadsheet will be used to extract and analyze qualitative and quantitative data. The final version will present the main surveillance measures implemented, responsible entities, results, challenges, limitations, and potential gaps in gas stations.

Keywords: gas station worker; public health surveillance; monitoring; occupational exposure; gasoline; benzene; toluene; ethylbenzene; xylene (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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