L Proietti1, P B Sandonà, B Longo, S Gulino, D Duscio. 1. Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Patologie sistemiche, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro Università degli Studi di Catania.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Aim of the present study is to evaluate the air pollution produced by formaldehyde in pathological anatomy. METHODS: This study was made with instrumental approach based on environmental evaluation of 10% formaldehyde used in pathological anatomy, by an infrared gas analyser (Brüel & Kjaer), and clinical approach of pathological anatomy personnel. RESULTS: The final result is not very comforting because we found values of formaldehyde during specific activities which exeeded the current limits proposed by industrial hygienist, infact we found in a different settings 1.81 ppm, 3.78 ppm, 8.3.05 ppm. The personnel exposed reported subjective symptoms as reactive airway symptoms, headache, skin problems. CONCLUSIONS: To reduce air pollution we have indicated technical precautions as forced ventilation which is a major engineering control for reducing risk from chemical agents, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as last resort for protection, behavioral rules and health surveillance.
OBJECTIVE: Aim of the present study is to evaluate the air pollution produced by formaldehyde in pathological anatomy. METHODS: This study was made with instrumental approach based on environmental evaluation of 10% formaldehyde used in pathological anatomy, by an infrared gas analyser (Brüel & Kjaer), and clinical approach of pathological anatomy personnel. RESULTS: The final result is not very comforting because we found values of formaldehyde during specific activities which exeeded the current limits proposed by industrial hygienist, infact we found in a different settings 1.81 ppm, 3.78 ppm, 8.3.05 ppm. The personnel exposed reported subjective symptoms as reactive airway symptoms, headache, skin problems. CONCLUSIONS: To reduce air pollution we have indicated technical precautions as forced ventilation which is a major engineering control for reducing risk from chemical agents, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as last resort for protection, behavioral rules and health surveillance.
Authors: L Vimercati; A Carrus; T Martino; I Galise; V Minunni; F Caputo; A Dell'erba; G Assennato Journal: Iran J Public Health Date: 2010-12-31 Impact factor: 1.429