ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2014
Indoor air quality survey of nail salons in Boston.
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- Effectiveness of dilution ventilation in mitigating occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the breathing zone of nail technicians: a simulation study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Health Risk Assessment of Nail Technicians in the Formal and Informal Sectors of Johannesburg, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Exposure of formal and informal nail technicians to organic solvents found in nail products.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Maternal occupation as a nail technician or hairdresser during pregnancy and birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Responsibility for chemical exposures: perspectives from small beauty salons and auto shops in southern metropolitan Tucson.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Non-Combustible Source Indoor Air Pollutants Concentration in Beauty Salons and Associated Self-Reported Health Problems Among the Beauty Salon Workers.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Working Conditions and Health Risk Assessment in Hair Salons.Environmental health insights · 2021Article
- "Worrying About Getting Sick in the Future": Lived Experience of Health Seeking and Healthcare Utilization Among Korean Immigrant Nail Salon Workers.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Occupational symptoms due to exposure to volatile organic compounds among female Vietnamese nail salon workers in Danang city.Journal of occupational health · 2020Article
- Occupational Exposures Among Hair and Nail Salon Workers: a Scoping Review.Current environmental health reports · 2019Article
- Improving Boston Nail Salon Indoor Air Quality Through Local Public Health Regulation, 2007-2019.American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Assessment of Occupational Safety and Hygiene Perception among Afro-Caribbean Hair Salon Operators in Manchester, United Kingdom.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Biological and environmental exposure monitoring of volatile organic compounds among nail technicians in the Greater Boston area.Indoor air · 2019Article
- Exposure to BTEX in beauty salons: biomonitoring, urinary excretion, clinical symptoms, and health risk assessments.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2019Article
- VOC sources and exposures in nail salons: a pilot study in Michigan, USA.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Article
- Determinants of Exposures to Hazardous Materials among Nail Cosmeticians in the Kampala City, Uganda.Journal of environmental and public health · 2019Article
- Assessing indoor air quality in New York City nail salons.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2018Article
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Abstract
Employees in nail salons, largely Vietnamese immigrant women in Boston, are exposed to a range of volatile organic chemicals from the products used in salons, including solvents, glues and polishes. Some of these chemicals have the potential to cause short and long-term adverse health effects. Only limited research has been performed on assessing occupational exposures. This project aimed to characterize total volatile organic compound (TVOC) and PM2.5 concentrations in nail salons as a function of ventilation, building characteristics, customer and employee occupancy, and type of services being performed. Students conducted sampling in 21 salons in Boston, MA from September to December, 2011. Study visits included: indoor environmental quality measurements (TVOCs, PM2.5 and carbon dioxide), site observations, and an interview. CO2 levels in 15 of 21 salons exceeded 800 ppm, suggesting that these salons may have insufficient ventilation. Higher TVOC and PM2.5 levels were found in salons with less ventilation (as estimated using CO2 concentrations). Contrary to our a priori hypothesis, average levels of TVOCs, CO2 and PM2.5 were consistent throughout salons, indicating that exposures may not be restricted to areas in the salon where work is being performed (e.g., at the manicure table). Higher TVOC concentrations were observed when tasks were being performed, yet were not dependent upon the number of tasks being performed. Improving ventilation conditions in salons to meet minimum outdoor air delivery requirements can reduce exposures to TVOCs.
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