Mäkinen Milja, Linnainmaa Markku
Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 93, FIN-70701 Kuopio, Finland.
Ann Occup Hyg. 2004 Apr;48(3):277-83. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/meg072.
The aim of the study was to measure the dermal and respiratory exposure levels of hexavalent chromium during electroplating work.
Potential dermal exposure of the body was measured with patch samples and actual exposure of hands with hand-wash samples. For comparison, personal air samples were also collected.
The exposure varied widely between workers. The range of body and hand exposure to the electroplating solution was 0.17-28.1 mg/h and 0.04-6.37 mg/h, respectively. Hands and lower limbs were the most contaminated body parts.
The results of breathing zone samples and dermal exposure did not correlate with each other. In manual electroplating processes, dermal exposure was higher than in semi-automatic and automatic processes. The amount of hexavalent chromium the workers were exposed to is probably high enough to cause a risk of skin sensitization.
本研究旨在测量电镀工作期间六价铬的皮肤和呼吸道暴露水平。
用贴片样本测量身体潜在的皮肤暴露,用洗手样本测量手部实际暴露。为作比较,还采集了个人空气样本。
工人之间的暴露情况差异很大。身体和手部接触电镀溶液的范围分别为0.17 - 28.1毫克/小时和0.04 - 6.37毫克/小时。手部和下肢是污染最严重的身体部位。
呼吸区样本结果与皮肤暴露结果不相关。在手工电镀过程中,皮肤暴露高于半自动和自动电镀过程。工人接触的六价铬量可能高到足以引起皮肤致敏风险。