[Evaluation of professional exposure to chloride vinyl monomer and vinyl idene chloride for a pharmaceutical packaging worker].
The study was conducted by Judicial Policy investigations of Prosecution's Office. The event was connected by a professional founded suspicion disease of a pharmaceutical worker. First information coming from the Authority indicated a chloride vinyl monomer (CVM) exposure. We applied a chemical risk assessment method to estimate real professional exposure. The method was based on the productive cycle, physical and chemical and toxicological properties. The method combined to environmental data permitted to formulate etiological hypothesis. The worker during drugs packaging was exposed to CVM and vinylidene chloride (CVDM) caused by blister warming and by glue deposition. We explain the evaluations by which we could consider the pollutant different distribution in workplaces.
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Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro (S.Pre.S.A.L.), Dipartimento di Prevenzione, ASL RMC.
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Laurelli
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Pietrantonio
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Scarlini
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D004000:Dichloroethylenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004349:Drug Packaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014752:Vinyl Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects*
D004000:Dichloroethylenes; D014752:Vinyl Chloride