Assessment of occupational exposure to benzene, toluene and xylenes in urban and rural female workers

Ciarrocca, Manuela; Tomei, Gianfranco; Fiaschetti, M.; Caciari, Tiziana; Cetica, Carlotta; Gm, Andreozzi; Capozzella, Assunta; Schifano, M. P.; André, J.C.; Tomei, Francesco; Sancini, A.

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.008

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“…An increased exposure time can even worsen the reproductive system [11]. A study [13] also found that breast cancer could potentially result from benzene exposure.…”

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Evaluation of Benzene Exposure and S-PMA as a Biomarker of Exposure to Workers in the Informal Footwear Industry

Hajrah¹,

Kusumayati²,

Hermawati³

2018

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“…An increased exposure time can even worsen the reproductive system [11]. A study [13] also found that breast cancer could potentially result from benzene exposure.…”

Section: Disscussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Benzene Exposure and S-PMA as a Biomarker of Exposure to Workers in the Informal Footwear Industry

Hajrah¹,

Kusumayati²,

Hermawati³

2018

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“…Many aromatic compounds can be dangerous for humans, animal life and plants (Ciarrocca et al, 2012;Snyder et al, 1993). For instance, benzene is known to be carcinogenic (Snyder et al, 1993); toluene and xylenes can have severe effects on the neural system (WMO, 2000; Sarigiannis and Gotti, 2008); and nitrophenols have acute toxicity for hu-mans and plants (Natangelo et al, 1999;Michałowicz and Duda, 2007).…”

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Global atmospheric budget of simple monocyclic aromatic compounds

Cabrera-Perez¹,

Taraborrelli²,

Sander³

et al. 2016

Atmos. Chem. Phys.

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The global atmospheric budget and distribution of monocyclic aromatic compounds is estimated, using an atmospheric chemistry general circulation model. Simulation results are evaluated with an ensemble of surface and aircraft observations with the goal of understanding emission, production and removal of these compounds. Anthropogenic emissions provided by the RCP database represent the largest source of aromatics in the model (a parts per thousand integral aEuro-23aEuro-TgCaEuro-year(-1)) and biomass burning from the GFAS inventory the second largest (a parts per thousand integral aEuro-5aEuro-TgCaEuro-year(-1)). The simulated chemical production of aromatics accounts for a parts per thousand integral aEuro-5aEuro-TgCaEuro-year(-1). The atmospheric burden of aromatics sums up to 0.3aEuro-TgC. The main removal process of aromatics is photochemical decomposition (a parts per thousand integral aEuro-27aEuro-TgCaEuro-aEuro-year(-1)), while wet and dry deposition are responsible for a removal of a parts per thousand integral aEuro-4aEuro-TgCaEuro-year(-1). Simulated mixing ratios at the surface and elsewhere in the troposphere show good spatial and temporal agreement with the observations for benzene, although the model generally underestimates mixing ratios. Toluene is generally well reproduced by the model at the surface, but mixing ratios in the free troposphere are underestimated. Finally, larger discrepancies are found for xylenes: surface mixing ratios are not only overestimated but also a low temporal correlation is found with respect to in situ observations

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“…The professional exposure of workers, the effects on their health and among these the effects of hematopoietic system were studied by our group (58)(59)(60). In our research, the MAPO index, evaluated for health workers, is not related with specific disease because the workers of the group at higher risk use probably procedures which are more correct concerning handling hospitalized patients (61)(62)(63)(64)(65), and conversely it can mean that there are less rigorous procedures and lower compliance for the category of workers at lower risk (66,67), however, the application utility of MAPO index is not invalidated in the field of risk assessment, or in preventive field (68)(69)(70). The MAPO index allows to estimate all the factors, that contribute to cause the risk (71,72).…”

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Manual handling of patients: clinical evaluation of some parameters clinical-anamnestic in health care

Caciari¹

2013

P.& R.

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SummaryBackground: the necessity to help hospitalized subjects with reduced or absent walking abilities exposes the workers to the risk of lesions, above all spinal lesions. It is essential therefore to reduce the risk through the introduction of correct procedures and devices as well as health surveillance and training. The Mapo index is a synthetic index to estimate the manual handling of patients assessment and it allows to give a quantitative valuation of risk level of health workers. Objectives: to assess the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders of the spinal in subjects exposed to different risk classes, correlating it with the MAPO index. Methods: we identified 53 male subjects more exposed and 26 male subjects less exposed and also 72 female subjects more exposed and 36 female subjects less exposed. These groups were made comparable as for age, working seniority, BMI and sport activities. The classification for spondyloarthropathies (SAP) indicated by the SIMLII Guidelines for the prevention of disorders and musculoskeletal diseases of the spine by manual handling of loads was carried out. The statistical analysis of data was based on the calculation of the mean, standard deviation, distribution, frequency, and range according to the single variables. The differences between averages were compared using Student T-test for continuous data and χ²-test for dichotomous data. Results: the results we obtained by comparing mean and standard deviation, gave p > 0.05. The comparison made through the χ²-test showed no significance because the p was always > 0.05. In the end, the analyzed data showed no statistically significant correlation between musculoskeletal diseases and the classification of workers in the relative risk class. Discussion and Conclusions: in our research the MAPO index did not turn out to be an exposure index correlated to a specific disease, because the workers at higher risk of band, compared to the workers at lower risk, use probably more correct procedures concerning the handling of hospitalized patients, conversely it can be supposed that there are less severe procedures and less compliance for the category of workers at lower risk.

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Assessment of occupational exposure to benzene, toluene and xylenes in urban and rural female workers

Cited by 42 publications

References 22 publications

Evaluation of Benzene Exposure and S-PMA as a Biomarker of Exposure to Workers in the Informal Footwear Industry

Evaluation of Benzene Exposure and S-PMA as a Biomarker of Exposure to Workers in the Informal Footwear Industry

Global atmospheric budget of simple monocyclic aromatic compounds

Manual handling of patients: clinical evaluation of some parameters clinical-anamnestic in health care

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