title: [Exposure of women to chemical solvents during work at chemical plants and its relation to various biochemical parameters].
abstract: The studies covered 211 women employed at a Technical Articles Plant in exposure to chemical solvents, such as: methyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate, acetone, carbon tetrachloride, xylene, toluene, n-amyl acetate. The workplaces were ventilated and the concentrations of vapours did not exceed Threshold Limit Values (TLVs). Arithmetic means did not reveal any exposure to chemicals at particular plant divisions, which was also confirmed by the indices of admissible concentrations of chemicals or their metabolites in biological fluids (ABC--admissible biological concentrations). Morphological tests of blood and enzymatic determinations in their mean values did not indicate any toxic effects. On the other hand, individual analysis of every working woman demonstrated deviations from the values of the parameters determined. The changes referred mostly to the duration of coagulation, bleeding and methanol absorption, which points to the need for prevention and protection of the working women against occupational hazards.
authors: Z Katedry i Zakładu Toksykologii Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławin.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Lembas-Bogaczyk
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Jacyszyn
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Adamek
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Student
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000633:toxicity*; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D012997:Solvents / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D012997:Solvents; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase
vernacular_title: Ekspozycja kobiet na rozpuszczalniki chemiczne podczas pracy w zakładzie chemicznym a niektóre parametry biochemiczne.