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Table 3 Biological exposure limit values of studied solvents [8–10, 19, 20, 22–24]

From: A case study on co-exposure to a mixture of organic solvents in a Tunisian adhesive-producing company

  

France

(EU)

USA

(ACGIH)

Germany

(DFG1)

Our Study

(Tunisia)

Biological Exposure index

(BEI) in Urine

FGV 2

(1997)

BEI 3

BAT 4

Adopted

BEI

Acetone

100 mg/l

50 mg/l

80 mg/l

50 mg/l

1,2-cyclohexanediol

-

-

170 mg/g creat

170 mg/g creat

2,5 hexanedione

-

0.4 mg/l

-

0.4 mg/l

Methylethylketone

-

2 mg/l

5 mg/l

2 mg/l

Hippuric acid

2500 mg/g creat

1600 mg/g creat

-

1600 mg/g creat

Trichloroacetic acid

100 mg/g creat

80 mg/l

[15 mg/l

(Proposal 2007)]

A

15 mg/l

(1) DFG: Deutsche Forchungs-Gemeinschaft

(2) FGV: French Guide Value

(3) BEI: Biological Exposure Indices

(4) BEATS: Bioloischer Arbeitsstoff-Toleranz-Wert (biological values tolerated in professional environment)

    

(A)

    

Concentration of Trichloroethylene

in the air (ml/m 3 )

Acid trichloroacetic

in the urine (mg/l)

    

10

20

    

20

40

    

30

60

    

50

100

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