title: [Chemical hazards when working with solvent glues].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Solvent glues are used in a wide variety of industries, e.g., textile, footwear and rubber. The problem of workers' exposure to solvent vapors is rarely tackled within the area of occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized enterprises.
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to assess exposure to solvents, organic solvents emitted by glues were identified in the samples of workplace air. The concentration of acetone, benzene, cyclohexane, ethylbenzene, n-hexane, methylcyclohexane, butyl acetate and toluene were determined.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The obtained results evidenced the presence of cyclohexane, ethylbenzene, ethylcyclohexane, heptane, n-hexane, o-xylene, methylcyclohexane, methylcyclopentane, butyl acetate and toluene in workplace air. The concentration of those compounds in workplace air was low, usually below 0.15 of MAC. At some workstations the presence of benzene was also observed. Occupational risk was assessed at workstations where gluing took place. It showed that the risk at those workstations was medium or low.
authors: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy--Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Warszawa Zakład Zagrozeń Chemicznych, Pyłowych i Biologicznych. wodom@ciop.pl
authors: Wojciech
authors: W
authors: Domański
authors: Zbigniew
authors: Z
authors: Makles
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000032:analysis*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011044:Poland; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012997:Solvents / Q000032:analysis*; D014691:Ventilation; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D012997:Solvents