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

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 21; no. 5; p. 518
• Main Authors: Mendes, Tatiana de Medeiros Carvalho, Soares, Juliana Pontes, Salvador, Pétala Tuani Cândido de Oliveira, Castro, Janete Lima de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 23.04.2024
• Subjects: Air Pollutants, Occupational - analysis; Cancer; Digital libraries; Dissertations & theses; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Grey literature; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Health services; Humans; Hydrocarbons; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Occupational health; Public health; Scoping Reviews As Topic; Service stations; Software; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Volatile Organic Compounds - analysis; Working conditions; Qatar; xylene; ethylbenzene; public health surveillance; gas station worker; gasoline; monitoring; occupational exposure; toluene; benzene
• ISSN: 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21050518

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.