Exposição ocupacional a compostos orgânicos voláteis na indústria naval

Química Nova

Maria De Fátima Barrozo Da Costa²  Marco Antonio Ferreira Da Costa¹ 

[1] ,Escola Nacional Saúde Pública Centro de Estudos da Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana Fundação Oswaldo CruzRio de Janeiro RJ

关键词: volatile organic compounds;    occupational health;    indoor air pollution;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422002000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The scope of this study involved the evaluation of the concentration of some volatile organic compounds in the internal environmental air of a naval shipyard in the State of Rio de Janeiro, during painting activities in enclosed, semi-enclosed and open areas. Xylene was the volatile compound found in greatest abundance (25.20 to 191.66 ppm) in the locations researched. Benzene in the air, which is a carcinogenic substance, attained levels of 3.34 ppm in semi-enclosed environments and the highest levels of toluene, xylene and n-butanol were found in the enclosed space of the ship. Results obtained highlight the need to establish air quality control programs in these internal areas, in order to safeguard the health of the workers.

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