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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) was widely used as a wood preservative in Germany until 1989, when it was prohibited by law. Within a cross-sectional study we investigated the internal PCP exposure of painters and bricklayers between one year and four years after the ban. PCP was analysed in post-shift urine samples of 189 painters and 148 bricklayers by gas chromatography and electron capture detection (GC-ECD). The median PCP concentration in the urine of painters was 2.4 microg/g creatinine (range: 0.2-52 microg/g creatinine). For the bricklayers a range of 0.1-25 microg/g creatinine (median: 1.8 microg/g creatinine) was determined. The difference between both groups was statistically significant, pointing to a small additional uptake of PCP by the painters probably from an exposure to contaminated wood surfaces or residual PCP containing preservatives. The biomonitoring results for both groups coincided with background values of the general population at that time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0019-8366
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Construction Materials, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Germany, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Interviews as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Maximum Allowable Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Occupational Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Occupational Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Paint, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Pentachlorophenol, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Psychophysiologic Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Respiratory Protective Devices, pubmed-meshheading:17485880-Solvents
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Urinary pentachlorophenol in painters and bricklayers in a four-years time interval after the PCP prohibition ordinance in Germany.
pubmed:affiliation
Hannover Medical School, Department of Occupational Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study