Trends in inhalation exposure to hydrocarbons among commercial painters in The Netherlands
Trends in inhalation exposure to hydrocarbons among commercial painters in The Netherlands
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DOI：
10.5271/sjweh.695
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发表时间：
2002-12-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Kromhout, H
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作者：
Burstyn, I;Kromhout, H
目的尝试开发一个数据库，用于测量暴露于溶剂，可以用作一种工具，历史暴露评估的商业油漆工参加了健康监测programmeasurement.Methods的测量数据收集到一个数据库中的个人暴露从6项研究仍然可用的荷兰商业油漆工。该数据库进行了分析，以确定时间趋势的吸入暴露水平的碳氢化合物和生产条件，影响暴露水平之间的商业painters in The Netherlands.Results共304测量溶剂暴露收集1980年和1999年之间，提供数据的137名工人。选择甲苯作为溶剂暴露的标志，因为碳氢化合物暴露似乎具有很强的相关性。在使用溶剂型涂料期间测量的甲苯暴露量每年下降12%。使用溶剂型油漆、在小房间内油漆、房屋（与造船厂相比）油漆和喷漆与暴露增加有关。相对于不使用油漆的任务，水基油漆也与甲苯暴露增加有关。甲苯暴露模型解释了86%的工人间方差。在一个子集的数据，我们观察到，一个单细胞模型没有充分描述总溶剂暴露画家之间，因为强于预期的积极影响的源强度和缺乏一般ventilation.Conclusions的保护作用的暴露模型，可用于预测的强度吸入暴露于芳香族溶剂之间的商业画家在荷兰。
Objectives An attempt was made to develop a database for measurements of exposure to solvents that could be used as a tool in, the historical exposure assessment of commercial painters participating in a health surveillance program.Methods The measurement data on personal exposure from six studies still available for Dutch commercial painters were collected into a database. The database was analyzed to identify time trends for the inhalation exposure levels of hydrocarbons and the production conditions that influence exposure levels among commercial painters in The Netherlands.Results Altogether 304 measurements of solvent exposure were collected between 1980 and 1999, providing data for 137 workers. Toluene was selected as a marker for solvent exposure, since hydrocarbon exposures appeared to be strongly correlated. Exposure to toluene measured during the application of solvent-based paints has declined by 12% per year. The use of solvent-based paints, painting in small rooms, house (versus shipyard) painting, and spray-painting were associated with increased exposures. Water-based paint was also associated with increased exposure to toluene, relative to tasks in which no paint was used. The exposure model for toluene explained 86% of the between-worker variance. In a subset of the data, we observed that a single cell model did not adequately describe total solvent exposure among painters, because of the stronger-than-expected positive effect of source strength and the lack of the protective effect of general ventilation.Conclusions An exposure model was developed that can be used to predict the intensity of inhalation exposure to aromatic solvents among commercial painters in The Netherlands.