Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 16/11/2020
1. JOB-EXPOSURE MATRICES
JEM name
  BEN-JEM
Institute
  Utrecht University
Country
  Netherlands
Contact person
  Calvin Ge
Email
  c.b.ge@uu.nl
References (citation)
 

  • Spycher, Ben Daniel, Judith Eva Lupatsch, Anke Huss, Johannes Rischewski, Christina Schindera, Adrian Spoerri, Roel Vermeulen, and Claudia Elisabeth Kuehni. 2017. “Parental Occupational Exposure to Benzene and the Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Census-Based Cohort Study.” Environment International 108 (Supplement C): 84–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.07.022.

Year JEM was developed
  2016
Agents
 

  • Solvents

Aromatic hydrocarbon solvents
 

  • Benzene

Occupation Axis
  Yes
Coding system
 

  • ISCO 1988

Coding system (Number of digits used)
  4
Industry Axis
  No
Specify global region
  Developed European and North American countries
Intensity
  Yes
Intensity categories/units
 

  • Quantitative (specify unit)

Specify: Quantitative (specify unit)
  ppm
Probability
  Yes
Probability categories/levels
  0.01-0.5
Duration
  No
Frequency
  No
Peaks
  No
Data source(s)
 

  • Expert assessment
  • Direct measurements

Studies to which the JEM has been applied: Texts
 

  • Skorge, Trude D., Tomas Ml Eagan, Geir Egil Eide, Amund Gulsvik, and Per S. Bakke. 2009. “Occupational Exposure and Incidence of Respiratory Disorders in a General Population.” Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 35 (6): 454–61. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1352.

Availability
 

  • Upon request