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ArticleAnnals of occupational and environmental medicine2020

Validation of urinary 1,2-dichloropropane concentration as a biological exposure index for workers exposed to 1,2-dichloropropane.

Chung-Soo Park, Hyun-Soo Kim, Yeon-Soon Ahn, Jung-Ho Ahn, Kyoung Sook Jeong

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Article in Annals of occupational and environmental medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Chung-Soo ParkDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0750-8299
Hyun-Soo KimIndustrial Health and Work Environment Research Institute, Korean Industrial Health Association, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4997-8574
Yeon-Soon AhnDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0039-069X
Jung-Ho AhnKorea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-5524
Kyoung Sook JeongDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6897-8289
Ajou University Hospital · KRKorean Industrial Economic Association · KRKorea Occupational Safety and Health Agency · KRWonju Severance Christian Hospital · KRYonsei University · KR

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Abstract

backgroundThe International Agency for Research on Cancer classified 1,2-dichloropropane (1,2-DCP) as a human carcinogen in 2016. It is necessary to establish a health monitoring system for workers exposed to 1,2-DCP. We investigated the correlation between 1,2-DCP concentration in air and urine to determine whether it is appropriate to measure 1,2-DCP in urine as a biological exposure index (BEI).

methodsTwenty-seven workers from 3 manufacturing industries handling 1,2-DCP participated in this study. Airborne 1,2-DCP was collected by personal air. Urine samples were collected at the end of work and analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Correlation analysis and simple regression analysis were performed to investigate the relationship between 1,2-DCP concentration in urine and air.

resultsPearson correlation coefficients between total 1,2-DCP in air and urine (uncorrected, creatinine-corrected) were 0.720 and 0.819, respectively. For urine samples analyzed within 2 weeks, the Spearman's rho of 1,2-DCP concentration in urine (uncorrected and creatinine-corrected) was 0.906 and 0.836, respectively. Simple regression analysis of 1,2-DCP in air and urinary 1,2-DCP concentrations within 2 weeks, which showed the highest correlation, revealed that the coefficient of determination of 1,2-DCP concentration in urine (uncorrected and creatinine-corrected) was 0.801 and 0.784, respectively.

conclusionsAs a BEI for workers exposed to 1,2-DCP, urinary 1,2-DCP without creatinine correction better reflects the exposure levels of 1,2-DCP in air.

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1,2-dichloropropaneBiological monitoringUrinary 1,2-dichloropropane

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