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Objective@#To establish a method for rapid determination of 47 volatile organic compounds in the air of workplace using portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometer(GC-MS).@*Methods@#The mixed standard gas with different concentration levels was made by using the static gas distribution method with the high purity nitrogen as dilution gas. The samples were injected into the GC-MS by a hand-held probe. Retention time and characteristic ion were used for qualitative analysis,and the internal standard method was usd for quantitation.@*Results@#The 47 poisonous substances were separated and determined well. The linear range of this method was 0.2-16.0 mg/m3,and the relative standard deviation of 45 volatile ovganic compounds was 3.8%-15.8%. The average recovery was 79.3%-119.0%.@*Conclusion@#The method is simple,accurate,sensitive,has good separation effect,short analysis period, can be used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of volatile organic compounds in the workplace, and also supports the rapid identification and detection of occupational hazards.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the possession of occupational health examination qualification among occupational health examination institutions in Zhejiang province, China and the application of GBZ188-2007 "Technical specifications for occupational health surveillance" among related government departments, and to provide a basis for revising and improving the specifications.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A questionnaire survey was carried out among occupational health inspection agencies, health supervision authorities, and enterprises of different sizes, which possessed provincial-level occupation health inspection qualifications and had engaged in occupational health examination for more than 2 years. The investigation included awareness, using frequency, and revision suggestion about GBZ 188-2007 "Technical specifications for occupational health surveillance".</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Medical institutions and centers for disease control and prevention (CDCs)showed a high rate of occupational health examination qualification possession in chemical substances, dust, noise, and high temperature and a low rate of qualification possession in physical factors, biological factors, special operations, and other aspects. These institutions showed high awareness of chemical substances, dust, and physical factors in GBZ 188-2007 "Technical specifications for occupational health surveillance" and low awareness of other factors. Medical institutions, CDCs, and provincial and municipal health supervision authorities used these specifications more frequently than county-level authorities and enterprises. More than 80% investigated units believed that the following issues required further optimization: occupational health care, emergency health examination regulations, classification of occupational health inspection reports, and special operation monitoring. It is consistently stressed that for exposure to chemical compounds that may bring harm to various organs of the body, explicit specifications should be made concerning health examination before, during, and after service. Conflicting opinions existed concerning the following issues: satisfaction with GBZ 188-2007 specifications, whether to add contents for care of personnel exposed to biological factors (such as forest encephalitis), the threshold of noise intensity to perform health care, and whether to add health care for exposure to compounds such as benzene and phenols.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The occupational health inspection agencies in Zhejiang province have a high rate of qualification possession in health examination concerning chemicals, dust, noise, and high temperature. The medical institutions, CDCs, and health supervision departments above the county level often use the specifications at work. It is consistently recommended that more kinds of harmful substances should be included, and related specifications and issues should be further optimized, in order to better meet the requirement of occupational health care in the new era.</p>
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Humans , China , Occupational Exposure , Occupational Health Services , Reference StandardsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the value of blood N-methylcarbamoylated haemoglobin (NMHb) as a biomarker of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) exposure.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-two DMF processing workers in a synthetic leather factory were included in the DMF exposure group, and 12 workers in a food factory without exposure to DMF were included in the control group. Long-time individual sampling in workplace was performed among 45 workers in the exposure group, accompanied by a questionnaire survey. Blood and urine were collected for the determination of urinary N-methylformamide (NMF), urinary creatinine, and blood NMHb. Air DMF and urinary NMF were determined by gas chromatography. NMHb in blood was degraded to 3-methyl-5-isopropylhydantoin by Edman degradation before it could be determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Air DMF in workplace and NMF in post-shift urine were both correlated with NMHb in blood, and the respective regression equations were LgNMHb (nmol/g globin) = 0.32×LgDMF (mg/m(3))+1.8 (r = 0.60, P < 0.005), and LgNMHb (nmol/g globin) = 0.47×LgNMF (mg/g Cr) + 1.4 (r = 0.56, P < 0.005).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>NMHb can be used as a biomarker of long-term exposure to DMF.</p>
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Adult , Humans , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Biomarkers , Blood , Dimethylformamide , Hemoglobins , Occupational Exposure , WorkplaceABSTRACT
A method was developed for the determination of N-acetyl-S-( N-methylcarbamoyl ) cysteine ( AMCC) in human urine by online solid-phase extraction ( SPE )-high performance liquid chromatography ( HPLC ) . The separation of AMCC from the urine matrix was performed on AmoniPac PA Solid phase Extraction ( SPE ) column with 5 mmol/L KH2 PO4 as the mobile phase by left pump. Then the time was controlled to switch the valve to make only the section of sample containing AMCC transferred into the analytic column-Acclaim PAⅡ C18 . The determination was performed using gradient elution of 0. 1% H3 PO4 (containing 5% acetonitrile) and acetonitrile by right pump. The results showed that AMCC present good linear correlation in the range of 1 . 0-100 mg/L with a correlation coefficient of above 0 . 999 , the quantitation limit of the method was 0. 2 mg/L (with the sample inject volume =10 μL), the recoveries of spiked samples were in the range of 82 . 9%-85 . 9%, and the relative standard deviation ( n=6 ) of retention time and peak area were 0. 2% and 4. 0% respectively. Compared with offline SPE-HPLC, the proposed method was convenient, environmentally friendly, efficient and stable, and feasible for the detection of AMCC in 7 human urine samples.
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A method for determinations of germanium in garlic was developed by means of acid digestion and extraction under reflux. It obriated not only the volatile loss of Ge but also the loss of volatile Allicin in the Allium sativum, with usual distillation methods. At the same time the sensitivity was remarkably increased under coprecipitation with ferric hydroxide and extraction operation. A good linear relation was obtained in the range of 0-2.0?g Ge. The average recovery of Ge is 90.9%, coefficient of variation is 4.0%, and detection limit in the Allium sativum is 0.14?g. The method is suitable for determination of Ge in other biological samples as well.