| Document ID (ISN) | 105052 |
| CIS number |
06-628 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Preuss R., Drexler H., Böttcher M., Wilhelm M., Brüning T., Angerer J. |
| Title |
Current external and internal exposure to naphthalene of workers occupationally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in different industries |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2005, Vol.78, No.5, p.355-362. Illus. 31 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.springerlink.com/media/hb5c1xjk3l5xrv996xfr/contributions/k/t/2/0/kt20154g11011505.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Exposure to naphthalene was examined in 410 German workers employed in industries typically associated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced diseases. A control group from the general population was also investigated. Naphthalene was determined by personal air sampling. Internal exposure was examined by urinary metabolites 1-naphthol and 2-naphthol. Median concentrations of naphthalene in air ranged from 93.2µg/m3 to 0.7µg/m3. Biological monitoring revealed concentrations of the sum of both metabolites in smokers to be increased by 1.6-6.4 times compared with that in non-smokers at the same workplaces. Among non-smokers, median metabolite levels ranged from 120.1µg/l to 10µg/l. Results indicate that tobacco smoking is an important confounding factor in biological monitoring of naphthalene exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aromatic hydrocarbons; naphthalene; exposure tests; polycyclic hydrocarbons |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
personal sampling; Germany; smoking; exposure evaluation; determination in urine; confounding factors; urinary metabolites; determination in air; case-control study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Biological monitoring
Polycyclic hydrocarbons
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