PMID- 18712406
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090519
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1432-1246 (Electronic)
IS  - 0340-0131 (Linking)
VI  - 82
IP  - 4
DP  - 2009 Mar
TI  - Levels of metals and organic substances in workers at a hazardous waste 
      incinerator: a follow-up study.
PG  - 519-28
LID - 10.1007/s00420-008-0350-0 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To determine the blood and urine concentrations of a number of metals 
      and organic substances in workers at a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) in 
      Catalonia, Spain, 8 years after regular operations in the facility. To compare 
      these concentrations with the baseline (1999) levels and with those obtained in 
      previous (2000 and 2005) surveys. METHODS: The employees were divided into three 
      groups according to their specific workplaces. Plasma analyses of 
      hexachlorobenzene (HCB), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 
      and 180) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), as 
      well as urinary analyses of 2,4- and 2,5-dichlorophenol (DCP), 2,4,5- and 
      2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP), pentachlorophenol (PCP) and 1-hydroxypyrene (1-HP) 
      were carried out. Blood concentrations of manganese and mercury, and urinary 
      levels of nickel were also determined. RESULTS: For organic compounds in plasma, 
      the comparison of the current levels with those of previous surveys did not show 
      any significant increase for any of the compounds analyzed. In contrast, plasma 
      levels of PCBs 28, 52 and 101 were significantly lower than the respective 
      baseline concentrations, while especially notable was the significant reduction 
      in the levels of PCDD/Fs in plasma of plant workers, which decreased from 26.7 pg 
      I-TEQ/g lipid in the baseline survey to the current 2.5 pg I-TEQ/g lipid. 
      CONCLUSION: According to the results of the present study, there are no evident 
      signs of occupational exposure to a number of metals and organic substances in 
      the workers of the HWI.
FAU - Mari, Montse
AU  - Mari M
AD  - Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Rovira i 
      Virgili University, Sescelades Campus, Tarragona, Spain.
FAU - Schuhmacher, Marta
AU  - Schuhmacher M
FAU - Domingo, Jose L
AU  - Domingo JL
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20080820
PL  - Germany
TA  - Int Arch Occup Environ Health
JT  - International archives of occupational and environmental health
JID - 7512134
RN  - 0 (Benzene Derivatives)
RN  - 0 (Benzofurans)
RN  - 0 (Chlorophenols)
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Hazardous Waste)
RN  - 0 (Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring)
RN  - 0 (Metals, Heavy)
RN  - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
RN  - 0 (Pyrenes)
RN  - 32526637PN (2,4,5-trichlorophenol)
RN  - 3B11G9AKBA (2,5-dichlorophenol)
RN  - 4Z87H0LKUY (Hexachlorobenzene)
RN  - 8U54U639VI (dibenzofuran)
RN  - D9BSU0SE4T (Pentachlorophenol)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
RN  - MHS8C5BAUZ (2,4,6-trichlorophenol)
RN  - N2H6O5V707 (1-hydroxypyrene)
RN  - R669TG1950 (2,4-dichlorophenol)
SB  - IM
MH  - Benzene Derivatives/*blood/*urine
MH  - Benzofurans/blood
MH  - Chlorophenols/urine
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/methods
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/blood
MH  - Female
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Hazardous Waste/*analysis
MH  - Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring/*blood
MH  - Hexachlorobenzene/blood
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Incineration
MH  - Male
MH  - Metals, Heavy/blood
MH  - Occupational Exposure/*analysis
MH  - Pentachlorophenol/urine
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/blood
MH  - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/analogs & derivatives/blood
MH  - Pyrenes/*analysis
MH  - Spain
EDAT- 2008/08/21 09:00
MHDA- 2009/05/20 09:00
CRDT- 2008/08/21 09:00
PHST- 2008/04/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2008/08/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2008/08/21 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/05/20 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/08/21 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00420-008-0350-0 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2009 Mar;82(4):519-28. doi: 
      10.1007/s00420-008-0350-0. Epub 2008 Aug 20.