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https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-1994
Effect of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Exposure on Peak Flowmetry in Automobile Paint Shop Workers in Iran
Siyamak Pourabedian
; Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran
Abdullah Barkhordari
; Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran
Ehsanallah Habibi
; Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran
Masoud Rismanchiyan
; Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran
Mohsen Zare
; Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of occupational exposure to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) on peak flowmetry in automobile body paint shop workers in Iran. We studied a population of 43 car painters exposed to HDI at their workplaces. Peak expiratory fl ow was tested for one working week, from the start to the end of each shift. Air was sampled and HDI analysed in parallel, according to the OSHA 42 method. Daily and weekly HDI exposure averages were (0.42±0.1) mg m-3 and (0.13±0.05) mg m-3, respectively. On painting days, 72 % of workers showed more than a 10 % variation in peak expiratory fl ow. Inhalation exposure exceeded the threshold limit value (TLV) ten times over. This strongly suggests that HDI affected the peak fl owmetry in the studied workers.
Keywords
air; occupational exposure; respiratory symptoms; sensitizer; time-weighted average
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53970
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Publication date:
16.6.2010.
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