Symptoms of car painters with long-term exposure to a mixture of organic solvents.

Husman, Kaj

doi:10.5271/sjweh.2636

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“…The neurophysiological examinations indicated no significant changes (6). Even though poor performance was found on some of the psychological tests (4) and acute symptoms (drunkenness during work, nausea, irritation of mucous membranes) were more frequent among the painters than the referents, the results of the psychological investigation indicated milder changes than in previous Finnish studies on occupational exposure to solvents [eg, the car painter study (3)]. Since these studies concerned only active painters, they do not however provide information on the health effects of solvents on those who have left this occupation.…”

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Solvent exposure in construction and maintenance painting.

Riala¹,

Kalliokoski²,

Pyy³

et al. 1984

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Wickstrom, MD4RIALA R, KALLIOKOSKI P, PYY L, WICKSTR~M G. Solvent exposure in construction and maintenance painting. Scand J Work Environ Health 10 (1984) 263-266. Exposure to solvents in interior house painting was determined by industrial hygiene surveys and questionnaires on work history. Painting work was observed in 92 work situations at 18 sites, mainly during maintenance work. The effects of the size of the work area, the volume of air, the type of paint, the amount used, the method of application, and the use of ventilation on the solvent concentrations were also studied. In small, poorly ventilated rooms the concentration of solvent naphtha averaged 275 ppm when alkyd paints were used. Wall and ceiling painting with alkyd paints yielded an average solvent naphtha concentration of 210 ppm, and window and door painting 80 ppm. The presence of a strong draft reduced the solvent concentrations by twothirds. The painters' average lifetime dose of solvent naphtha was 12.2 kg, the average annual dose 0.54 kg. These levels decreased over the study period. The mean 8-h concentration of solvent naphtha in the breathing zone averaged 40 ppm over the painters' total worklife.

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Solvent exposure in construction and maintenance painting.

Riala¹,

Kalliokoski²,

Pyy³

et al. 1984

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Yet none of the car painters who had left their trade in the 5 a preceding the present examination reported that liver disease or abnormality was the reason (5). Liver function tests were often routine parts of their periodic medical examinations, but the plant physicians told us that they had not restricted spray-painting because of increased enzyme activities.…”

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Car painters` exposure to a mixture of organic solvents. Serum activities of liver enzymes.

Kurppa¹,

Husman²

1982

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Other phases of the study have been published elsewhere (10,15,24,28). The goal of this part of the study was to compare the prev-alences of neurological signs among exposed persons and referents with the aim of identifying the parts of a full clinical neurological examination which would differentiate best between ,exposed persons and referents.…”

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