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Table 5 Urine concentrations of solvents metabolites according to the activity of the workshop

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

Type of workshop

 

Acetone

(mg/l)

2,5 hexandione

(mg/l)

Hippuric acid

(mg/g créat)

Metylethylketone

(mg/l)

Trichloracetic acid

(mg/l)

 

N

range

average

range

average

range

average

range

average

range

average

Solvented adhesive workshop

9

2.30 - 20.40

6.87

0.12 - 0.98

0.46

92 - 1850

1248

0.20 - 3.80

1.22

4.00 - 21.00

7.67

vinyl adhesive workshop

5

3.30 - 5.20

3.80

0.25 - 1.56

0.99

111 - 742

383

-

< 0.2

0.01 - 0.04

0.02

Natural adhesive workshop

3

2.00 - 6.70

4.23

0.10 - 0.52

0.26

85 - 860

350

-

< 0.2

0.01 - 0.20

0.08

latex adhesive latex workshop

4

4.10 - 5.20

4.58

0.10 - 0.89

0.50

128 - 467

299

-

< 0.2

0.01 - 0.05

0.03

Quality control laboratory

2

6.20 - 7.90

7.05

0.64 - 1.64

1.14

186 - 360

273

-

< 0.2

0.01 - 1.04

0.53

storage of the finished products

2

3.70 - 5.00

4.35

0.24 - 1.14

0.69

45 - 513

279

-

< 0.2

-

0.04

 

Total = 25

          
  1. N: number of employees -: not manipluled in the workshop