ISSN : 1738-4125(Print)
ISSN : 2287-7509(Online)
Journal of Odor and Indoor Environment Vol.7 No.2 pp.101-112
DOI :
네일 숍(Nail Shop) 근무자의 휘발성유기화합물류 노출 및 자각증상평가
김호현, 심정희, 박창수1), 양지연1), 임영욱1), 신동천2)*
연세대학교 보건대학원 환경보건학과, 1)연세대학교 환경공해연구소,
2)연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실
Exposure Assessment of VOCs and Aldehydes in Nail Shop Workers and Symptoms
Dong-Chun Shin
2)*, Ho-Hyun Kim, Jung-Hee Shim, Chang-Su Park
1), Ji-Yeon Yang
1), Young-Wook Lim
1)
2)Department of preventive medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University
1)The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University Collage of Medicine
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential exposure of chemicals from the workingenvironment of nail shops and determine health-related symptoms from the nail shop workers byself-reporting questionnaire. A total of 54 nail shop workers from 15 different locations were asked toconduct a survey concerning their working environment. VOCs (including toluene and nine other substances)and aldehyde(including formaldehyde and four other substances) detected. We studied on the relationshipbetween the environmental concentration of chemical substances and the self-reported symptoms of nailshop workers. There was a significant relationship between the neck pain and substances such as 2-propanol, benzene, toluene, n-buthylacetate, ethylbenzene, and xylene (p<0.01). Furthermore, symptoms inthe nose irritation, neck irritation and recurrent coughs had significant relationship with benzene (p<0.05),whereas, toluene showed significant relationship with neck irritation and symptoms such as coughs andfatigue (p<0.05).
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