Assessment of Workers' Exposure to Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Paint Industry

A factory survey was conducted in a paint industry in Tehran-Iran. The time-weighted average of toluene and xylene concentration in breathing zone and environmental air were monitored by charcoal tube samplers and GC-FID. The results showed that the tank cleaners had the highest exposure to toluene...

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Published in:Industrial Health 1999, Vol.37(4), pp.469-473
Main Authors: NASSIRI, Parvin, GOLBABAI, Farideh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Exposure
Humans
Industry
Iran
Male
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Paint
Paint industry
Tank cleaner
Toluene
Toluene - adverse effects
Toluene - analysis
Worker
Xylene
Xylenes - adverse effects
Xylenes - analysis
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Summary:A factory survey was conducted in a paint industry in Tehran-Iran. The time-weighted average of toluene and xylene concentration in breathing zone and environmental air were monitored by charcoal tube samplers and GC-FID. The results showed that the tank cleaners had the highest exposure to toluene and xylene (1.5-5.4 times of TLV), while the workers in packaging workshops had the lowest. However, environmental concentration did not show significant differences in workshops and their levels were all lower than the TLV.
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.37.469