Agnesi R, Valentini F, Dal Vecchio L
Regione Veneto, ULSS 18 Riviera del Brenta, Settore Igiene Pubblica.
Med Lav. 1994 Jul-Aug;85(4):309-13.
In recent years the composition of the glues used in the shoe manufacturing industry in the "Riviera del Brenta" area (northern Italy) has changed considerably, with a gradual reduction of n-hexane. This fact emerged from a survey of 337 gluing stations in 105 shoe factories where 104 different commercial products containing organic solvents were found. The determining element in this change was the substitution of technical hexane with other refinery products which have a low n-hexane content (< 5%). There was a possible health risk due to n-hexane exposure in about only 10% of the gluing stations and in about 8% of commercial products, where mixtures of technical hexane are used. Ethyl acetate, cyclo-hexane, hexane isomers, methyl ethyl ketone, heptane and acetone are among the solvents most frequently used. This change means that assessment of glue composition will be necessary before beginning a health monitoring programme of the exposed population.
近年来，意大利北部“布伦塔河滨”地区制鞋业所使用胶水的成分发生了很大变化，正己烷的含量逐渐减少。这一事实源于对105家鞋厂中337个涂胶工位的调查，在这些工位发现了104种含有有机溶剂的不同商业产品。这一变化的决定性因素是用其他正己烷含量低（<5%）的炼油产品替代了工业己烷。在大约仅10%的涂胶工位以及大约8%使用工业己烷混合物的商业产品中，存在因接触正己烷而导致健康风险的可能性。乙酸乙酯、环己烷、己烷异构体、甲乙酮、庚烷和丙酮是最常用的溶剂。这一变化意味着，在开始对接触人群进行健康监测计划之前，有必要对胶水成分进行评估。
