title: [Exposure to hazardous chemical substances in furniture industry].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the study was to assess the exposure to organic solvents in plants of the furniture industry.
  
  
  METHODS
  Studies were conducted in five furniture plants. Hazardous chemicals present in the air at workposts were determined by capillary gas chromatography with mass spectrometry and flame ionization detection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis of air samples collected at the workposts allowed to identify the following chemicals occurring during varnishing and cleaning of furniture surface elements: acetone, butan-2-one, ethyl, isobutyl and methoxypropyl acetate, 4-methylpentan-2-on, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. Indices characteristic of combined exposure ranged from 0.13 to 1.67 and exceeded the limit value at 21% of workposts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study indicate that chemicals present at representative workposts during the furniture production are harmful to health of workers, especially those involved in varnishing and cleaning of furniture elements.
authors.affiliation: Z Zakladu Zagroieri Chemicznych i Pyłowych Centralnego Instytutu Ochrony Pracy - Państwowego Instytutu Badawczego w Warszawie. mapos@ciop.pl
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pośniak
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Makhniashvili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D007764:Lacquer; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D010150:Paint / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D011044:Poland; D012997:Solvents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D012997:Solvents