ISSN:
1432-1246
Keywords:
Air monitoring
;
Biological monitoring
;
Diffusive sampling
;
Dimethylformamide
;
Monomethylformamide
;
Urinalysis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The relationship between the 8-h time-weighted average (TWA) intensity of exposure toN, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) vapor (with little possibility of skin contact with liquid DMF) and the subsequent excretion ofN-monomethylformamide (MMF) precursor in shift-end urine samples was examined in 116 workers exposed to DMF and 92 workers exposed to DMF in combination with toluene. Urinary MMF level was examined also in 42 non-exposed subjects. The TWA vapor concentration in breathing zone air of each worker was successfully measured by means of a recently developed diffusive sampler in which water was used as an absorbent. The examination of gas chromatographic (GC) conditions for MMF determination showed that the formation of MMF was not saturated when the injection port temperature was set at 200°C, reached a plateau at 250°C, and showed no additional increase at 300°C. There was a linear relationship between DMF in air and MMF in urine with a regression equation ofy =1.65x + 1.69 (r = 0.723,P〈0.01), wherey is MMF (unit; mg/l, uncorrected for urine density) in urine andx is DMF (ppm) in air, when only those exposed to DMF were selected, and the injection port temperature was set at 250°C. From this equation, it was possible to estimate that about 10% of the DMF absorbed will be excreted into urine as the MMF precursor. The slope of the regression line was significantly smaller among those exposed to DMF and toluene in combination as compared with those with DMF exposure only.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00572111
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