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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate possible differences between men and women in acute health effects after controlled short term chamber exposure to vapours of two common organic solvents.
METHODS
Fifty six healthy volunteers (28 per sex) were exposed to 150 ppm 2-propanol, 50 ppm m-xylene, and clean air for
A cross-sectional study was performed in shipyard painters exposed to organic solvents and age-matched referents. The work duties of the painters mainly involved spray painting with solvent-based paints containing > 50% xylene. Testing methods consisted of a symptoms questionnaire, measurement of
This paper studied associations between volatile organic compounds (VOC), formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in schools in Malaysia and rhinitis, ocular, nasal and dermal symptoms, headache and fatigue among students. Pupils from eight randomly selected junior high schools
To study environmental exposure to benzene as well as hematological effects of benzene exposure in taxi drivers.Exposure to benzene has been associated with adverse health effects, including haematopoietic disorders.A BACKGROUND
Gasoline station workers are exposed to volatile organic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX).
OBJECTIVE
To determine the level of exposure to BTEX compounds among gasoline station workers and measure the roadside concentrations of these compounds in the