Urinary Hippuric Acid Excretion in Toluene Exposed Workers.
- Author:
Chae Un LEE
;
Hai Rim SHIN
;
Byung Mann CHO
;
Deog Hwan MOON
;
Hae Sook SHON
;
Kyu Il CHO
;
Sung Chun KIM
;
Yong Wan KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Urinary Hippuric Acid Excretion;
Toluene Exposed Workers
- MeSH:
Busan;
Chromatography, Liquid;
Female;
Humans;
Toluene*
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1988;21(2):374-379
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In order to prepare the fundamental data for preventing the hazardous effects at toluene exposure in many kinds of industry, the authors determined the level of urinary hippuric acid on 592 toluene exposed women(exposed group) and 102 unexposed women(control group) in Pusan area, from April 1 to October 31, 1986. Hippuric acid was measured by high performance liquid chromatography. The results were summarized as follows; 1. The mean value of urinary hippuric acid concentration of the control group was 0.44+/-0.21g/l(0.11-0.89g/l). The distribution of urinary hippuric acid concentration of the control group was not fit to the normal distribution. 2. The mean value of urinary hippuric acid concentration of the exposed group was 1.56+/-0.95g/l(0.44-4.57g/l). The distribution of urinary hippuric acid concentration of control group was not fit to the normal distribution. 3. The urinary hippuric acid concentration by age group was not statistically significant in the control group, but in the exposed the urinary hippuric acid concentration was highest in women between 20-29 years old(1.71+/-0.95g/l) and was statistically significant(p<0.01). 4. The urinary hippuric acid concentration by duration of working hours was not statistically significant(p>0.1).
