Sterling T D, Stoffman L D, Sterling D A, Maté G
Int J Health Serv. 1982;12(4):559-71. doi: 10.2190/HMWR-8WKK-YQ1N-63XJ.
At the request of the International Woodworkers of America, Local 1-85, woodworkers in two Port Alberni, British Columbia, sawmills were surveyed for health complaints possibly associated with chlorophenol exposure. On the basis of their exposure to anti-sapstain, workers were divided into low/moderate and high exposure groups. Health status was determined through a questionnaire that included lists of symptoms associated with exposure to chlorophenates and their contaminants. Extensive differences were found between exposure groups, especially in terms of the prevalence and extensiveness of symptoms related to dermatological, upper and general respiratory, and neurological structures and functions. Significant elevations of a wide range of other symptom complaints directly related to chemical exposure were also found. While improved spray control operations and the use of personal protective equipment will decrease injury among workers, they cannot be expected to decrease the hazards of chlorophenol exposure to an acceptable level. The only effective means of eliminating worker and public health risks attendant with these chemical exposures is to implement an alternative means of anti-sapstain treatment and to seek an end to the use of chlorophenol for this purpose.
应美国国际木工工会1-85地方分会的要求，对不列颠哥伦比亚省阿尔伯尼港两家锯木厂的木工进行了调查，以了解可能与氯酚接触有关的健康投诉情况。根据他们接触防变色剂的情况，工人被分为低/中度接触组和高接触组。通过一份问卷确定健康状况，问卷包括与接触氯酚盐及其污染物相关的症状清单。在接触组之间发现了广泛的差异，特别是在与皮肤病、上呼吸道和一般呼吸道以及神经结构和功能相关的症状的患病率和广泛性方面。还发现了与化学物质接触直接相关的其他各种症状投诉的显著增加。虽然改进喷雾控制操作和使用个人防护设备将减少工人受伤情况，但不能期望它们将氯酚接触的危害降低到可接受的水平。消除与这些化学物质接触相关的工人和公众健康风险的唯一有效方法是实施替代的防变色处理方法，并寻求停止为此目的使用氯酚。
