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Environ Int

Title:		Biomonitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) among hairdressers in salons primarily serving women of color: A pilot study
Author(s):		Louis LM; Kavi LK; Boyle M; Pool W; Bhandari D; De Jesus VR; Thomas S; Pollack AZ; Sun A; McLean S; Rule AM; Quiros-Alcala L;
Address:		"Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Baltimore, MD, USA. Maryland Institute of Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. Centro de Apoyo Familiar, Hyattsville, MD, USA. Tobacco and Volatiles Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, MD, USA; Maryland Center for Health Equity, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. Maryland Center for Health Equity, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Baltimore, MD, USA; Maryland Institute of Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. Electronic address: lquiros@jhu.edu"
Journal Title:		Environ Int
Year:		2021
Volume:		20210603
Issue:
Page Number:		106655 -
DOI:		10.1016/j.envint.2021.106655
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-6750 (Electronic) 0160-4120 (Print) 0160-4120 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Hairdressers are exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), many of which have been linked to acute and chronic health effects. Those hairdressers serving an ethnic clientele may potentially experience disproportionate exposures from frequent use of products containing VOCs or different VOC concentrations contained in products which are marketed to the specific needs of their clientele. However, no biomonitoring studies have investigated occupational exposures in this population. In the present pilot study, we sought to characterize concentrations and exposure determinants for 28 VOC biomarkers in post-shift urine samples among 23 hairdressers primarily serving an ethnic clientele. VOC biomarker concentrations among hairdressers of color were compared to concentrations among a comparison group of 17 office workers and a representative sample of women participating in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. VOC biomarkers were detected in all hairdressers with higher concentrations observed among hairdressers serving a predominantly Black versus Latino clientele, and among hairdressers overall versus office workers and women in the U.S. general population. Median biomarker concentrations for acrolein,1,3-butadiene, and xylene in hairdressers were more than twice as high as those observed among office workers. Median concentrations for 1-bromopropane, acrolein and 1,3-butadiene were more than four times higher among all hairdressers compared to those reported among women in the U.S. general population. Select salon services (e.g., sister locs, flat ironing, permanent hair coloring, permanent waves or texturizing, Brazilian blowout or keratin treatment, etc.) were also associated with higher VOC biomarker concentrations among hairdressers. This pilot study represents the first biomonitoring analysis to characterize VOC exposures among women hairdressers of color and to provide evidence that this occupational population may experience elevated VOC exposures compared to women in the U.S. general population. Results from our study represent an important first step in elucidating occupational VOC exposures in this understudied occupational group. Larger studies among a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of hairdressers are warranted to confirm our findings and inform future exposure interventions in this understudied occupational population"
Keywords:		Biological Monitoring Brazil Environmental Monitoring Female Humans Nutrition Surveys *Occupational Exposure/analysis Pilot Projects Skin Pigmentation *Volatile Organic Compounds Black Hair salon Hairdressers Latino Personal care products Volatile organic;
Notes:		"MedlineLouis, Lydia M Kavi, Lucy K Boyle, Meleah Pool, Walkiria Bhandari, Deepak De Jesus, Victor R Thomas, Stephen Pollack, Anna Z Sun, Angela McLean, Seyrona Rule, Ana M Quiros-Alcala, Lesliam eng K01 HL138124/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ T32 ES007141/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ T42 OH008428/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Netherlands 2021/06/06 Environ Int. 2021 Sep; 154:106655. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106655. Epub 2021 Jun 3"