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Environ Health Perspect


Title:Environmental exposure to volatile organic compounds among workers in Mexico City as assessed by personal monitors and blood concentrations
Author(s):Romieu I; Ramirez M; Meneses F; Ashley D; Lemire S; Colome S; Fung K; Hernandez-Avila M;
Address:"PanAmerican Health Organization, Mexico DF, Mexico. IAR@CDC.GOV"
Journal Title:Environ Health Perspect
Year:1999
Volume:107
Issue:7
Page Number:511 - 515
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107511
ISSN/ISBN:0091-6765 (Print) 0091-6765 (Linking)
Abstract:"Benzene, an important component in gasoline, is a widely distributed environmental contaminant that has been linked to known health effects in animals and humans, including leukemia. In Mexico City, environmental benzene levels, which may be elevated because of the heavy traffic and the poor emission control devices of older vehicles, may pose a health risk to the population. To assess the potential risk, portable passive monitors and blood concentrations were used to survey three different occupational groups in Mexico City. Passive monitors measured the personal exposure of 45 workers to benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, o-xylene and m-/p-xylene during a work shift. Blood concentrations of the above volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methyl tert-butyl ether, and styrene were measured at the beginning and the end of a work shift. Passive monitors showed significantly higher (p > 0.0001) benzene exposure levels among service station attendants (median = 330 microg/m3; range 130-770) as compared to street vendors (median = 62 microg/m3; range 49-180) and office workers (median = 44 microg/m3, range 32-67). Baseline blood benzene levels (BBLs) for these groups were higher than those reported for similar populations from Western countries (median = 0.63 microg/L, n = 24 for service station attendants; median = 0.30 microg/L, n = 6 for street vendors; and median = 0.17 microgr;g/L, n = 7 for office workers). Nonsmoking office workers who were nonoccupationally exposed to VOCs had BBLs that were more than five times higher than those observed in a nonsmoking U.S. population. BBLs of participants did not increase during the work shift, suggesting that because the participants were chronically exposed to benzene, complex pharmacokinetic mechanisms were involved. Our results highlight the need for more complete studies to assess the potential benefits of setting environmental standards for benzene and other VOCs in Mexico"
Keywords:Benzene/*analysis *Environmental Monitoring Humans Male *Occupational Exposure Smoking/blood Volatilization;
Notes:"MedlineRomieu, I Ramirez, M Meneses, F Ashley, D Lemire, S Colome, S Fung, K Hernandez-Avila, M eng TW00623/TW/FIC NIH HHS/ 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. 1999/06/24 Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Jul; 107(7):511-5. doi: 10.1289/ehp.99107511"

 
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