Key Findings from Research: Utilizing Biomarkers to Detect Epoxy Resin Exposures Among Construction Workers

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• Journal Article:
  Key findings from research
• Personal Author:
  Bello, Anila ; Xue, Yalong ; Bello, Dhimiter
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Epoxy resin systems are used widely in construction as part of protective coatings for steel structures such as bridges, storage tanks and wind turbines. Occupational exposures to epoxy resins have been associated with allergic and irritant dermatitis, occupational asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis (epoxy-resin lung) and acute decline in lung function. Seventy-five to 95% of these coatings contain bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), and this research team has documented high inhalation and skin exposures to BADGE among workers using these products. As part of their continued examination of exposure to epoxy resins, the researchers collected urine samples from 44 painters applying mid- and top-coats to steel structures. This study's goal was to determine urinary concentrations of BADGE biomarkers among construction painters, examine their cross-shift changes in urine, and compare urinary biomarkers' concentrations among mid-coat and top-coat painters. This is the first biomonitoring study of exposures to epoxies in occupational settings, including construction. Read the abstract: https://bit.ly/3i3N8ai. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Benzhydryl Compounds Biological Monitoring Biomarkers Construction Industry Epoxy Compounds Epoxy Resins Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Paint Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Epoxy resins; Protective coatings; Biomarkers; Painters; Biomonitoring
• Source:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2021 Aug; :1
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  production of this document was supported by cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067605
• Email:
  Dhimiter_Bello@uml.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:716cdbb14270151f0e144d70bc0f99abff46aa42d69e868d540b950c34979459104499b1b789ab266884e7219c3af4b8a826cc45d4d8556d85f09735471799cc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/145961/cdc_145961_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 45.65 KB ]