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Compositions and Contents of Thinner and Reliability of MSDS sold in Busan and Gyeongnam Province  

Kim, Yu Young (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Yang, Seung Hyuk (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Lee, Jung Sil (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Lee, Hyoung Sook (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Jang, Kong Hwa (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Jin, Koo Won (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Lee, Yong Il (Changwon National University, Department of Chemistry)
Joo, Woo Hong (Changwon National University, Department of Biology)
Paik, Do-Hyeon (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Kang, Dae-Ook (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Moon, Ja-Young (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Cho, Yong-Kweon (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
Park, Dong Uk (Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University)
Yoon, Chung Sik (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu)
Ha, Kwon Chul (Changwon National University, Department of Biochemistry and Health Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.16, no.4, 2006 , pp. 314-323 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to identify ingredients of thinners and to confirm reliability of material safety data sheets (MSDS) of thinners for public and workers' health. The 41 thinner products were collected from paint shops located in Busan and Gyeongnam province. The 12 thinner products among them were identified using product MSDS. GC-MSD was used to analyze 41 kinds of thinners qualitatively and quantitatively. The 12 products MSDS were compared with thinner's component through qualitative analysis to confirm MSDS. Chemical ingredients, such as Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene etc., of thinners were analysed in quantity. The 41 thinner products contained 17 disclosed specific, trade name, or generically described chemical solvent ingredients. These 17 ingredients came under 6 classes: alcohols, aromatic hydrocarbons, esters, glycol ethers, ketones, and mixtures. These 17 ingredients were important in the view of industrial hygiene and had occupational exposure limit in the ambient, such as toluene, xylene, acetone, nonane, EGEE, heptane, cumene, MIBK, indene, tri-methyl benzene, etc, were found in 41 kinds of thinners. Aromatic hydrocarbons were the most identified ingredient in thinners. Especially, the benzene, which induces leukemia, was found in 4 kinds of thinners. The content rates of benzene in thinners were 0.25~1.18%. The benzene in enamel thinner, which were 0.39~0.72%, was highest from chemical classification. The contents of toluene, which was found from 27 kinds of thinners, were 5.35~64.16%, which were highest in sobu thinner as 58.80%. Xylene was found from 22 kinds of thinners and contents of xylene were 4.61~72.42%. Acrylic thinner's contents of xylene were 12.06~51.05%, which was most high. It was found that contents of benzene were increased and frequency of detection was decreased through comparison with other study. The MSDS possession rate of paint shops was low as 29.27%. So it did not provide information with public or workers. Mean of agreement rate between MSDS and components of thinners through qualitative analysis was 42.01% and it has wide range from 8.3% to 75%. There are many deficiencies in MSDS about component of thinners. In some case of sample, expecially, despite containing benzene, information was not written it on MSDS.
Keywords
BTX; Thinner; GC-MSD; MSDS;
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