| Document ID (ISN) | 69714 |
| CIS number |
97-1620 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wu M.T. |
| Title |
Elevated serum liver enzymes in coke oven and by-product workers |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1997, Vol.39, No.6, p.527-533. Illus. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
Blood levels of two liver enzymes, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), were measured for 213 steel workers employed for at least three months in two coke-operation work areas, and for 131 unexposed controls. Each work area contained a coke oven and a by-product plant. Airborne levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were also measured. Workers from Area I (shown to have high PAH levels) had significantly higher AST and ALT levels than the control group. Workers from Area II (lower PAH levels) had slightly, but not significantly, elevated AST and ALT levels. Results indicate that heavy exposure to coke oven emissions has adverse effects on the liver. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hepatic damage; aromatic hydrocarbons; iron and steel industry; polycyclic hydrocarbons; coke ovens |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
enzyme activity; determination in blood; determination in air; liver function tests |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Taiwan (China); USA |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Iron and steel industry
Liver diseases
Polycyclic hydrocarbons
Aromatic hydrocarbons
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