A Study on the N-methylformamide Excretion Rate of Workers at Synthetic Leather Factories in Korea / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 106-112, 1999.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-199216
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to examine the excretion rate of dimethylformamide (DMF) from the workers exposed to DMF. The study was done at two synthetic leather factories located in Kyeonggi-do from the period of May 2 to 30, 1996. N-methyl- formamide (NMF) concentrations in urine were measured and compared by the three exposure level of DMF in air. The mean concentration of the Low (dry and winder part). Moderate (rinsing part) and High (mixing and coating part) exposure group were 3.99+/-3.54. 10.19 +/-5.69 and 32.10+/-7.87 mg/m3 during workshift of 8 hours, respectively. The mean concentration of urinary N-methylforinamide (NMF) were 2.13+/-2.58, 11.16+/-4.98 and 26.24 +/-7.35 mg/g creatinine, respectively. The concentration of NMIF in urine could reach to maximum in 3 hours and was reduced nearly to zero in about 18 hours after exposure to DMF.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Environmental Monitoring
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Creatinine
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Dimethylformamide
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Korea
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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