Evaluating the Relationship Between Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Urinary Metabolite Levels in Built-Up Roofing Asphalt Workers in Ilam City

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Title: Evaluating the Relationship Between Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Urinary Metabolite Levels in Built-Up Roofing Asphalt Workers in Ilam City
Authors: Hossein Ali Rangkooy, Behzad Fouladi Dehaghi, Maedeh Kamalvandi, Hojatollah Kakaei
Source: بهداشت و ایمنی کار, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 595-613 (2024)
Publisher Information: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Environmental pollution
Subject Terms: pahs, waterproofing, urinary metabolites, hplc, respiratory area, Environmental pollution, TD172-193.5
More Details: Introduction: Exposure to various chemicals can occur in the workplace. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among these compounds. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to PAHs and urinary metabolites among built-up roofing installers. Material and Methods: The current case-control study, conducted in 2021 in Ilam City, involved 35 built-up roofing workers as the case group and 15 non-exposed workers as the control group. In this study, in addition to the workers’ respiratory area, samples were taken from the urine to determine the amount of PAHs metabolites. HPLC was used to analyze the samples. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22. Results: The mean concentrations of PAHs including naphthalene, phenanthrene, fluorne, pyrene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo (ghi)perylene and indeno 1,2,3 cd pyrene were 440.26±80.07, 70.49±24.36, 15.18±5.98, 31.21±10.36, 2.15±1.41, 2.25±0.07 and 1.18±0.06 ng/m3, respectively, in respiratory area of the workers. Also, the average level of compounds 1- naphthol, 2- naphthol, 2-hydroxyfluorene, 3-hydroxyfluorne, 1-hydroxyfenanterol, 2+3-hydroxyfenanterol and 1- hydroxypyrene, present in the urine of the population, was obtained equal to 2±1.02, 6.03±2.5, 0.18±0.15, 0.14±0.1, 0.19±0.08, 0.04±0.02 and 0.34±0.26 μg/g creatinine, respectively. Statistical test showed that the values of these compounds were significantly different in the two groups (p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: Persian
ISSN: 2251-807X
2383-2088
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Accession Number: edsdoj.4114ddfc733c4c488e528f833dc78139
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ISSN:2251807X
23832088
Published in:بهداشت و ایمنی کار
Language:Persian