Title
Behavioral effects of exposure to organic solvents in carpet layers
Author
Muijser, H.
Geuskens, R.B.M.
Hooisma, J.
Emmen, H.H.
Kulig, B.M.
TNO Voeding
Publication year
1996
Abstract
Carpet layers and age-matched controls were investigated both at the beginning of a working day and at the end with four subtests of a neuropsychological test battery (NES2). Exposure to toluene, cyclohexane, ethyl acetate, and heptane was measured with personal air sampling methods. One group of carpet layers used water-based adhesives (WBA) on the day the investigation took place and the other group used contact adhesives (CA) on that day. The WBA group was exposed primarily to toluene, and the CA group was exposed to other solvents as well. Initial (before work) differences in neuropsychological scores between all exposed workers and controls could be attributed to differences in education, the carpet layers being somewhat higher educated. No differences were found between the solvent-exposed and control groups that would suggest persistent effects of chronic solvent exposures. The improvement in test scores over the day was the same in both groups. However, evidence for exposure-related changes in test scores over the day were found within the exposed group.
Subject
Nutrition
Neurobehavioral Evaluation System
Neurobehavioral testing
Neurotoxicity
Occupational exposure
Organic solvents
acetic acid ethyl ester
adhesive agent
cyclohexane
heptane
organic solvent
toluene
adult
air sampling
alcohol consumption
conference paper
controlled study
education
human
major clinical study
male
neuropsychological test
neurotoxicity
occupational exposure
priority journal
smoking
Adhesives
Adult
Behavior
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Floors and Floorcoverings
Humans
Male
Neuropsychological Tests
Occupational Exposure
Psychometrics
Psychomotor Performance
Reaction Time
Socioeconomic Factors
Solvents
Time Factors
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0892-0362(96)00034-7
TNO identifier
53456
Source
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 18 (4), 455-462
Document type
article