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ID (ISN) del documento109556
Número CIS 09-640
ISSN - Título de la serie 0019-8366 - Industrial Health
Año 2008
Número de serie
Autor(es) Loh C.H., Liou S.H., Jiau S.S., Cheng W.T., Shih T.S., Chen H.I.
Título Hepatic effects among workers exposed to ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate
Información bibliográfica Sep. 2008, Vol.46, No.5, p.463-469. 33 ref.
Acceso Internet http://www.jniosh.go.jp/en/indu_hel/pdf/IH_46_5_463.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen 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.
Descriptores (primarios) efectos hepatotóxicos; Taiwan (China); factores de riesgo; serigrafía; acetato de metilcelosolvo
Descriptores (secundarios) muestreo individual; productos de limpieza; dosificación en el aire; valoración de la exposición; estudio del caso y testigo; disolvente
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaTaiwan (China)
Tema(s) Papel, artes gráficas
Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Esters and salts
Printing, photography and photocopying industry