title: [Measurement of sulfhemoglobin (S-Hb) blood levels to determine individual hydrogen sulfide exposure in thermal baths in Italy].
abstract: Significant exposure to hydrogen sulfide may occur in workers at sulphureous thermal baths. Work-related exposure to hydrogen sulfide may be shown by measuring sulfhemoglobin (S-Hb) blood levels. In this study we measured S-Hb blood levels in two groups of workers at two different thermal baths and compared these with hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the air of the two work environments. Our results show that blood S-Hb levels can be considered a reliable measure of individual exposure to hydrogen sulfide.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ensabella
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spirito
authors.forename: Silvestro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duprè
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leoni
authors.forename: Maria Eugenia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schininà
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Strinati
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amiconi
mesh_terms: D001452:Balneology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D013436:Sulfhemoglobinemia / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide