| Document ID (ISN) | 109556 |
| CIS number |
09-640 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Loh C.H., Liou S.H., Jiau S.S., Cheng W.T., Shih T.S., Chen H.I. |
| Title |
Hepatic effects among workers exposed to ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2008, Vol.46, No.5, p.463-469. 33 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.jniosh.go.jp/en/indu_hel/pdf/IH_46_5_463.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this case-control study was to determine whether ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate (EGEEA) was a hepatotoxin in exposed workers. A total of 29 workers from a silk-screening shop, using EGEEA as the major cleaning solvent, were recruited as high exposure group, while a group of 57 workers with indirect and low exposure to EGEEA were selected as the comparison group. Air concentrations of EGEEA were measured by 8-h personal sampling. The mean of air EGEEA concentration in the high and low exposure groups was 7.41-16.5 ppm and 0.07-3.62 ppm respectively. Liver function profiles in both male and female EGEEA-exposed workers were not significantly different from those in the comparison group. Furthermore, no significant change in hepatic function was noted after a two-year follow-up study of these EGEEA-exposed workers. These findings suggest that EGEEA is not a hepatotoxin in this workplace. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hepatotoxic effects; Taiwan (China); risk factors; screen printing; 2-methoxyethyl acetate |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
personal sampling; cleaning agents; determination in air; exposure evaluation; case-control study; solvents |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Taiwan (China) |
| Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Esters and salts
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
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