HBM4EU chromates study - PFAS exposure in electroplaters and bystanders.

Autor: Göen T; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institute and Outpatient Clinic of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Erlangen, Germany. Electronic address: thomas.goeen@fau.de., Abballe A; Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Health, Rome, Italy., Bousoumah R; French National Research and Safety Institute (INRS), Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France., Godderis L; Catholic University Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven, Belgium; IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, Heverlee, Belgium., Iavicoli I; University of Naples Federico II, Department of Public Health, Naples, Italy., Ingelido AM; Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Health, Rome, Italy., Leso V; University of Naples Federico II, Department of Public Health, Naples, Italy., Müller J; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institute and Outpatient Clinic of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Erlangen, Germany., Ndaw S; French National Research and Safety Institute (INRS), Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France., Porras SP; Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Helsinki, Finland., Verdonck J; Catholic University Leuven, Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven, Belgium., Santonen T; Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Helsinki, Finland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chemosphere [Chemosphere] 2024 Jan; Vol. 346, pp. 140613. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 07.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140613
Abstrakt: The study aims to reveal the exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in workers in different industry sectors with exposures to hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)). The PFAS exposure of in total 172 individuals from 4 countries was assessed by the determination of 8 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids and 4 perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids in plasma samples. The participants were 52 chrome plating workers, 43 welders, 3 surface treating workers and 74 workers without any occupational Cr exposure as controls. Significant differences between workers with Cr exposure and controls were found for the perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids, particularly for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). The median and maximum levels were, respectively, 4.83 and 789 μg/l for chrome plating workers, 4.97 and 1513 μg/l for welders, and 3.65 and 13.9 μg/l for controls. The considerably high PFOS exposure in Cr platers and welders can be explained by the former application of PFOS as mist suppressants in electroplating baths, which resulted in an exposure of the directly involved operators, but also of welders performing maintenance and repair service at these workplaces.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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