Title
Dermal Exposure during Filling, Loading and Brushing with Products Containing 2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
Author
Gijsbers, J.H.J.
Tielemans, E.
Brouwer, D.H.
van Hemmen, J.J.
TNO Voeding
Publication year
2004
Abstract
Introduction: Limited quantitative information is available on dermal exposure to chemicals during various industrial activities. Therefore, within the scope of the EU-funded RISKOFDERM project, potential dermal exposure was measured during three different tasks: filling, loading and brushing. DEGBE (2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol) was used as a 'marker' substance to determine dermal exposure to the products that workers were handling. Methods: Potential whole body exposure was measured using self-constructed cotton sampling pads on 11 body locations. Cotton gloves were used to determine the contamination of both hands. Bulk samples were collected to determine the concentration of DEGBE so as to be able to calculate exposure to the handled product. Results: A total of 94 task-based measurements were performed, 30 on filling, 28 on loading and 36 on brushing, which resulted in potential dermal hand exposure to the handled product of 41.1-18 269 mg [geometric mean (GM) 555.4, n = 30], 0.3-27745 mg (GM 217.0, n = 28) and 11.3-733.3 mg (GM 98.4, n = 24) for each of the scenarios, respectively. Potential whole body exposure to the product during filling and loading ranged from 1.67 to 155.0 (GM 15.2, n = 9) and
Subject
Chemistry Safety
Food and Chemical Risk Analysis
Brushing
DEGBE
Dermal exposure
Filling
Glycolether
Loading
Variance components
Contamination
Cotton
Ethanol
Filling
Loading
Sampling
Body exposure
Dermal exposure
Dermatitis
2 (2 butoxyethoxy)ethanol
toxic substance
unclassified drug
analytic method
calculation
controlled study
geometry
glove
human experiment
occupational hazard
sampling
worker
Analysis of Variance
Chemical Industry
Ethylene Glycols
Hand
Humans
Occupational Exposure
Occupations
Paint
Skin
Ventilation
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meh008
TNO identifier
237696
ISSN
0003-4878
Source
Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 48 (3), 219-227
Document type
article