| Document ID (ISN) | 75737 |
| CIS number |
00-1660 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dell'Omo M., Muzi G., Marchionna G., Latini L., Carrieri P., Paolemili P., Abbritti G. |
| Title |
Preventive measures reduce exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at a graphite electrode plant |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1998, Vol.55, No.6, p.401-406. Illus. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
End-of-shift urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-hpur), a biological marker of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), was measured by high performance liquid chromatography in electrode workers in a graphite electrode plant. After implementation of preventive measures, median concentrations 1-hpur were significantly reduced in some groups of workers. In workers at a second baking impregnation unit, in end product finishing and in the power station, 1-hpur concentrations were unchanged. Urinary 1-hp concentrations were still significantly higher in each group of workers than in the control group. Concentrations in the workers varied with the type of job, the highest values being found in workers engaged in the power station, in the two baking impregnation units and in the green electrode unit. Implementing preventive measures significantly reduced exposure to PAHs at a graphite electrode plant. The reduction in median and peak concentrations of 1-hpur, which reflects total exposure to, and internal dose of PAHs, was most evident in workers employed in the units where preventive measures had been taken. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
manufacture of electrodes; exposure tests; aromatic hydrocarbons |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
coal tar; graphite; implementation of control measures; determination in urine; 1-hydroxypyrene; job-exposure relation; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Manufacturing of electrical appliances and equipment
Biological monitoring
Aromatic hydrocarbons
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