Total Phenol Value in Urine for the Phenol Resin Workers.
- Author:
Kyu Dong AHN
1
;
Doo Hie KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Appetite;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Headache;
Phenol*;
Reference Values;
Tinnitus;
Weight Loss
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1986;19(2):224-232
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was conducted to evaluate health consequences of phenol resin workers for 6 weeks from February 21, to March 28, 1986. The subject population was 26 in a factory with phenol resin and control group was 30 non-exposed workers who were working in the other factory. The biological parameters chosen for this study were phenol concentration in working room-air, total phenol level in urine and BUN of phenol resin workers. The phenol concentration in working room-air and total phenol in urine were significantly correlated (r=0.791, p<0.01). The frequency of symptom and sign in phenol resin workers were higher than control group. The frequent symptom and sign were coughing, weight loss, poor appetite, headache, dyspnea, eye irritation and tinnitus, in order. Total phenol in urine was not reversed to normal range in spite of interruption of exposure for 4 days. The BUN value in blood and total phenol in urine were not correlated.
