Hot Mix Asphalts 101

HEALTH EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ASPHALT

are employed at hot-mix asphalt facilities and paving sites; an estimated 50,000 workers are employed in asphalt roofing operations; and about 1,500 to 2,000 workers are exposed to asphalt fumes in approximately 100 roofing manufacturing plants. The exact chemical composition of asphalt depends on the chemical complexity of the original crude