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工作任务与泰国和智利非正式电子废物回收者尿铅和血铅浓度的关系。

Work Task Association with Lead Urine and Blood Concentrations in Informal Electronic Waste Recyclers in Thailand and Chile.

机构信息

Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

Urban Safety Innovation Research Group (USIR), School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.

出版信息

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 9;18(20):10580. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182010580.

Abstract

The informal recycling of electronic waste ("e-waste") is a lucrative business for workers in low- and middle-income countries across the globe. Workers dismantle e-waste to recover valuable materials that can be sold for income. However, workers expose themselves and the surrounding environment to hazardous agents during the process, including toxic metals like lead (Pb). To assess which tools, tasks, and job characteristics result in higher concentrations of urine and blood lead levels among workers, ten random samples of 2 min video clips were analyzed per participant from video recordings of workers at e-waste recycling sites in Thailand and Chile to enumerate potential predictors of lead burden. Blood and urine samples were collected from participants to measure lead concentration. Boosted regression trees (BRTs) were run to determine the relative importance of video-derived work variables and demographics, and their relationship with the urine and blood concentrations. Of 45 variables considered, five job characteristics consisting of close-toed shoes (relative importance of 43.9%), the use of blunt striking instruments (14%), bending the back (5.7%), dismantling random parts (4.4%), and bending the neck (3.5%) were observed to be the most important predictors of urinary Pb levels. A further five job characteristics, including lifting objects <20 lbs. (6.2%), the use of screwdrivers (4.2%), the use of pliers/scissors (4.2%), repetitive arm motion (3.3%), and lifting objects >20 pounds (3.2%) were observed to be among the most important factors of blood Pb levels. Overall, our findings indicate ten job characteristics that may strongly influence Pb levels in e-waste recycling workers' urine and blood.

摘要

电子废物(“e-waste”)的非正式回收是全球中低收入国家工人的一项有利可图的业务。工人们拆解电子废物以回收可出售赚钱的有价值材料。然而,在这个过程中,工人自身和周围环境会暴露于危险物质,包括有毒金属如铅(Pb)。为了评估哪些工具、任务和工作特征会导致工人尿液和血液中的铅浓度更高,从泰国和智利电子废物回收场的工人的视频记录中,随机选择了每参与者的 10 个 2 分钟视频片段进行分析,以列举潜在的铅负担预测因素。从参与者中采集血液和尿液样本,以测量铅浓度。使用提升回归树(BRT)来确定视频衍生工作变量和人口统计学因素的相对重要性,以及它们与尿液和血液浓度的关系。在考虑的 45 个变量中,有五个工作特征,包括穿闭合鞋(相对重要性为 43.9%)、使用钝头打击工具(14%)、弯腰(5.7%)、拆解随机部件(4.4%)和颈部弯曲(3.5%),被观察为尿液中 Pb 水平的最重要预测因素。另外五个工作特征,包括提起 20 磅以下的物体(6.2%)、使用螺丝刀(4.2%)、使用钳子/剪刀(4.2%)、重复手臂运动(3.3%)和提起 20 磅以上的物体(3.2%),被观察为血液中 Pb 水平的最重要因素之一。总体而言,我们的研究结果表明,有十个工作特征可能会强烈影响电子废物回收工人尿液和血液中的 Pb 水平。

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