Acute Liver Dysfunction among Workers Exposed to 2,2‐Dichloro‐1,1,1‐trifluoroethane (HCFC‐123): A Case Report
Acute Liver Dysfunction among Workers Exposed to 2,2‐Dichloro‐1,1,1‐trifluoroethane (HCFC‐123): A Case Report
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接触 2,2-二氯-1,1,1-三氟乙烷 (HCFC-123) 的工人发生急性肝功能障碍:病例报告
DOI:
10.1539/joh.40.169
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
K. Omae
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作者:
Toru Takebayashi;I. Kabe;Yu'ichi Endo;S. Tanaka;H. Miyauchi;Kazuko Nozi;Ken Takahashi;K. Omae
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123; CAS No. 306-83-2), a colorless light-ether-odor liquid with a boiling point of 27.6°C (at 1 Torr) and an ozone depletion potential of 0.02, is a substitute for a well-known ozone depleting substance trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) as a refrigerant, and 500 tons a year was shipped in Japan in 1996 according to the statistics surveyed by the Japan Fluorocarbon Manufacturers Association. In August, 1997, a workplace was set up to produce a small container (ca. 15 ml in volume) including HCFC123 as a refrigerant. The manufacturing process consisted of a preparation process, a refrigerant enclosure process in which HCFC-123 liquid is injected into a container, its leakage is checked, and the container is welded, and an inspection process. Use of HCFC-123 increased in mid-September when the refrigerant enclosure process started. This report describes the incident of liver dysfunction among 14 workers repeatedly exposed to HCFC123 in the processes, and the results of their health surveillance.