Biological and Environmental Exposure Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds among Nail Technicians in the Greater Boston Area

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• Alternative Title:
  Indoor Air
• Personal Author:
  Ceballos, Diana M. ; Craig, Jessica ; Fu, Xianqiang ; Jia, Chunrong ; Chambers, David ; Chu, MyDzung T. ; Fernandez, Alai T. ; Fruh, Victoria ; Petropoulos, Zoe E. ; Allen, Joseph G. ; Vallarino, Jose ; Thornburg, Lydia ; Webster, Thomas F.
• Description:
  Nail technicians are exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from nail products, but no studies have previously measured VOC biomarkers for these workers. This study of 10 nail technicians aimed to identify VOCs in nail salons and explore relationships between air concentrations and biomarkers. Personal and area air samples were collected using thermal desorption tubes during a work shift and analyzed using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for 71 VOCs. Whole blood samples were collected pre-shift and post-shift, and analyzed using GC/MS for 43 VOCs. Ventilation rates were determined using continuous CO| measurements. Predominant air VOC levels were ethyl methacrylate (median 240 µg/m| ), methyl methacrylate (median 205 µg/m| ), toluene (median 100 µg/m| ), and ethyl acetate (median 639 µg/m| ). Blood levels were significantly higher post-shift than pre-shift for toluene (median pre-shift 0.158 µg/L and post-shift 0.360 µg/L) and ethyl acetate (median pre-shift <0.158 µg/L and post-shift 0.510 µg/L); methacrylates were not measured in blood because of their instability. Based on VOCs measured in these seven nail salons, we estimated that emissions from Greater Boston area nail salons may contribute to ambient VOCs. Ventilation rates did not always meet the ASHRAE guideline for nail salons. There is a need for changes in nail product formulation and better ventilation to reduce VOC occupational exposures.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants Air Pollution, Indoor Article Beauty Culture Biomarker Biomarkers Boston Environmental Monitoring Humans Indoor Air Nail Salon Occupational Exposure Pilot Projects Surveys And Questionnaires Toluene Ventilation Volatile Organic Compound Volatile Organic Compounds

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• Source:
  Indoor Air. 29(4):539-550
• Pubmed ID:
  31112343
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6565444
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 ES016099/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; T42 OH008416/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; P30 ES000002/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; T32 ES014562/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; T32 ES007069/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; UL1 TR001102/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; R25 ES023635/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; R01 ES028800/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a741eb369423f46f83d1d68efdec231d32aca81405c29b4d9ac34ecb9f6405f4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79376/cdc_79376_DS1.pdf
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