Occupational Exposure in Methyl Bromide Manufacturing Workers: 17-year Follow-up Study of Urinary Bromide Ion Concentration for Biological Monitoring
| Autor: | Yuko Yamano, Tomoko Tokutake, Toshio Nakadate, Sumiko Ishizu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Bromides Control level Time Factors Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Urinary system Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Follow up studies Middle Aged Hydrocarbons Brominated Toxicology Young Adult chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Bromide Chemical Industry Occupational Exposure Humans Occupational exposure Environmental Monitoring Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Industrial Health. 49:133-138 |
| ISSN: | 1880-8026 0019-8366 |
| DOI: | 10.2486/indhealth.ms1143 |
| Popis: | To elucidate the circumstances of their occupational exposure to methyl bromide (MeBr), we conducted a 17-yr study on 124 workers employed by a MeBr manufacturer. Subjects were classified into three groups according to the nature of their work: synthesis group, filling group, and other group. Urinary concentrations of bromide ion (Br(-)) were assessed, and data attained via MeBr-health examinations were analyzed. The highest Br(-) concentrations were seen in the synthesis group, with a median value of 13.0 μg/mg CRE (2.5-51.8), followed by the filling group, with a concentration of 11.9 μg/mg CRE (3.1-34.8). Both values were significantly higher than the levels noted in the other group (p |
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