Health risk assessment of exposure to benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene in shoe industry-related workplaces

被引：4

作者：

Abouee-Mehrizi, Amirreza ^{[1
]}

Soltanpour, Zahra ^{[1
]}

Mohammadian, Yousef ^{[1
,4
]}

Sokouti, Akbar ^{[2
]}

Barzegar, Sajjad ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Fac Hlth, Dept Occupat Hlth Engn, Tabriz, Iran

[2] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Fac Hlth, Dept Hlth Safety & Environm Management, Tabriz, Iran

[3] Sharif Safety Index Co, Occupat Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran

[4] Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Fac Hlth, Dept Occupat Hlth Engn, Attar Nishabouri St, Tabriz 5624587521, Iran

来源：

TOXICOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL HEALTH | 2024年 / 40卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Benzene; toluene; ethyl benzene; and xylene; exposure; cancer risk; non-cancer risk; Monte Carlo simulation; footwear industry; VOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS; FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY; ETHYLBENZENE; WORKERS; BTEX; AIR;

D O I：

10.1177/07482337231212693

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene (BTEX) are prevalent pollutants in shoe industry-related workplaces. The aim of this study was to assess exposure to BTEX and their carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks in shoe-industry-related workplaces. This study was carried out at different shoe manufactures, small shoe workshop units, shoe markets, and shoe stores in Tabriz, Iran in 2021. Personal inhalation exposure to BTEX was measured using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 1501 method. Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks due to inhalation exposure to BTEX were estimated by United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) method based on Mont Carlo simulation. Results showed that the concentrations of benzene and toluene were higher than the threshold limit value (TLV) in both gluing and non-gluing units of shoe manufactures. The total carcinogenic risk (TCR) due to exposure to benzene and ethyl benzene was considerable in all shoe industry-related workplaces. Also, the hazard index (HI) as a non-carcinogenic index was higher than standard levels in all shoe industry-related workplaces. Therefore, shoe industry-related workers are at cancer and non-cancer risks due to exposure to BTEX. Prevention measures need to be implemented to reduce the concentration of BTEX in shoe industry-related workplaces.

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页码：33 / 40

页数：8

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