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ID (ISN) del documento107798
Número CIS 08-403
ISSN - Título de la serie 1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Año 2006
Número de serie
Autor(es) Pronk A., Yu F., Vlaanderen J., Tielemans E., Preller L., Bobeldijk I., Deddens J.A., Latza U., Baur X., Heederik D.
Título Dermal, inhalation and internal exposure to 1,6-HDI and its oligomers in car body repair shop workers and industrial spray painters
Información bibliográfica Sep. 2006, Vol.63, No.9, p.624-631. Illus. 37 ref.
Resumen The objective of this study was to evaluate exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and its oligomers among car body repair shop workers and industrial spray painters. A total of 95 personal samples were collected from six car body repair shops and five industrial paint shops and analysed using impingers with di-n-butylamine (DBA) in toluene. In parallel, dermal exposure was assessed using nitrile rubber gloves submerged into a solution of DBA in toluene after sampling. Analysis for HDI and its oligomers was performed by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Urine samples collected from 55 workers were analysed for hexamethylene diamine (HDA) by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Findings are discussed. HDA was detected in urine of 25% of the spray painters. In addition, HDA was detected in urine of a large proportion of non-spray painters in car body repair shops. Although painting with lacquers containing isocyanates results in the highest external exposures to HDI and oligomers, workers that do not perform paint related tasks are significantly exposed.
Descriptores (primarios) diisocianato de hexametileno; trabajos de carrocería; valoración de la exposición; aplicación por pulverización
Descriptores (secundarios) dibutilamina; muestreo individual; tolueno; inhalación; dosificación en la orina; atmósfera respirable; toma de muestras y análisis; dosificación en el aire; absorción cutánea
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaPaíses Bajos
Tema(s) Metalurgia, trabajo de los metales
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Industrias y ocupaciones
Navegación por categoria(s) Exposure evaluation
Surface treatment
Isocyanates
Cyano compounds
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry