Exposure
Diesel exhaust
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Elemental carbon (EC) was used as an indicator for exposure to diesel exhaust (µg EC/m3). The point estimate for a randomly drawn individual in an occupation is obtained by multiplying the proportion exposed with the exposure intensity the specific year.

Developments have been made since the published version. The adjustments and extensions were made by Nils Plato and Marie Lewné, with input from Pernilla Wiebert, Håkan Tinnerberg and Per Gustavsson.

Name: DIESEL JEM

 

Job Classification
The European version of ISCO-88
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The occupations in the matrix were recoded to SSYK96 (a Swedish adaption of ISCO-88). Due to the lower precision in the occupational codes in ISCO-88 than in NYK-83, the matrix was extended with assessments of the proportion of exposed persons within each occupation. The occupational codes were then translated to the European version of ISCO-88.
Coverage

A total of 52 occupations from ISCO-88.

Calendar Period
Covers 1950 to 2004 (possibly up to 2020).
Uncertainty in Exposure

Lack of historical measurements.

Demographics
Sweden
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References & JEM developer
Key Developer: Nils Plato

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Affiliation at the time of development: Institute of Environmental Medicine, Swe

Reference: 

A historical job-exposure matrix for occupational exposure to diesel exhaust using elemental carbon as an indicator of exposure

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The DIESEL JEM is an extension of the published matrix:

Plato N, Lewné M, Gustavsson P. A historical job-exposure matrix for occupational exposure to diesel exhaust using elemental carbon as an indicator of exposure. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2020;75(6):321-332. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2019.1644277. Epub 2019 Aug 1. PMID: 31368419