« Previous AbstractBiopolymer-encapsulated protein microcapsules spontaneously formed at the ionic liquid-water interface    Next Abstract[Continuing investigation of effect of toner and its by-product on human health and occupational health management of toner] »

Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi

Title:		[New investigation of the effect of toner and its by-products on human health and occupational health management of toner]
Author(s):		Morimoto Y; Kitamura H; Kuga H; Ide R; Myojo T; Higashi T; Satoh T; Aizawa Y;
Address:		"Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan. yasuom@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp"
Journal Title:		Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi
Year:		2009
Volume:		20081225
Issue:		1
Page Number:		1 - 10
DOI:		10.1539/sangyoeisei.a8001
ISSN/ISBN:		1349-533X (Electronic) 1341-0725 (Linking)
Abstract:		"We need a new investigation of the effect of not only toner but also of its by-products on human health, because of the generation of fine particles and the release of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the process of photocopy. Therefore, we gathered epidemiological and animal data on toner and its by-products, and examined the occupational health management of toner. We examined the effect of carbonblack as the main component of toner, and titanium dioxide and amorphous silica as surface-adhesive nanomaterials, and VOC on human health, and reviewed them. We summarize the results as follows. 1) High sensitive c-reactive protein in serum, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in urine, and heart rate variability (HRV) are useful for biological monitoring of exposure to toner and its by-products. 2) Particle number concentrations have been often measured by scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) compared with other apparatus, although this is not measurement gold standard. Taken together, we have examined whole occupational health management of toner and its by-products"
Keywords:		Animals *Copying Processes *Environmental Monitoring Humans Nanoparticles Occupational Health Silicon Dioxide/toxicity Soot/*toxicity Titanium/toxicity Volatile Organic Compounds/toxicity;
Notes:		"MedlineMorimoto, Yasuo Kitamura, Hiroko Kuga, Hiroaki Ide, Reiko Myojo, Toshihiko Higashi, Toshiaki Satoh, Toshihiko Aizawa, Yoshiharu jpn English Abstract Review Japan 2008/12/27 Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi. 2009 Jan; 51(1):1-10. doi: 10.1539/sangyoeisei.a8001. Epub 2008 Dec 25"