| Title: | Biological and environmental exposure monitoring of volatile organic compounds among nail technicians in the Greater Boston area |
| Author(s): | Ceballos DM; Craig J; Fu X; Jia C; Chambers D; Chu MT; Fernandez AT; Fruh V; Petropoulos ZE; Allen JG; Vallarino J; Thornburg L; Webster TF; |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Volatile Organic Compounds Laboratory, Tobacco and Volatiles Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1600-0668 (Electronic) 0905-6947 (Print) 0905-6947 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Nail technicians are exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from nail products, but no studies have previously measured VOC biomarkers for these workers. This study of 10 nail technicians aimed to identify VOCs in nail salons and explore relationships between air concentrations and biomarkers. Personal and area air samples were collected using thermal desorption tubes during a work shift and analyzed using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for 71 VOCs. Whole blood samples were collected pre-shift and post-shift, and analyzed using GC/MS for 43 VOCs. Ventilation rates were determined using continuous CO(2) measurements. Predominant air VOC levels were ethyl methacrylate (median 240 microg/m(3) ), methyl methacrylate (median 205 microg/m(3) ), toluene (median 100 microg/m(3) ), and ethyl acetate (median 639 microg/m(3) ). Blood levels were significantly higher post-shift than pre-shift for toluene (median pre-shift 0.158 microg/L and post-shift 0.360 microg/L) and ethyl acetate (median pre-shift <0.158 microg/L and post-shift 0.510 microg/L); methacrylates were not measured in blood because of their instability. Based on VOCs measured in these seven nail salons, we estimated that emissions from Greater Boston area nail salons may contribute to ambient VOCs. Ventilation rates did not always meet the ASHRAE guideline for nail salons. There is a need for changes in nail product formulation and better ventilation to reduce VOC occupational exposures" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*blood Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Beauty Culture Biomarkers/blood Boston Environmental Monitoring/methods Humans Occupational Exposure/*analysis Pilot Projects Surveys and Questionnaires Ventilation Volatile Organic Compounds/*blood bi;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineCeballos, Diana M Craig, Jessica Fu, Xianqiang Jia, Chunrong Chambers, David Chu, MyDzung T Fernandez, Alai T Fruh, Victoria Petropoulos, Zoe E Allen, Joseph G Vallarino, Jose Thornburg, Lydia Webster, Thomas F eng R01 ES016099/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ T42 OH008416/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/ P30 ES000002/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ T32 ES014562/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ T32 ES007069/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ UL1 TR001102/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/ R25 ES023635/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ R01 ES028800/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ Comparative Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. England 2019/05/22 Indoor Air. 2019 Jul; 29(4):539-550. doi: 10.1111/ina.12564. Epub 2019 May 21" |
