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Exposure Characteristics of 1,3-Butadiene Exposed Workers  

Choi, Ho Chun (Occupational and Environmental Health Research Institute, Korean Industrial Health Association)
An, Sun Hee (Occupational and Environmental Health Research Institute, Korean Industrial Health Association)
Lee, Hyun Seok (Occupational and Environmental Health Research Institute, Korean Industrial Health Association)
Park, Young Wook (Occupational and Environmental Health Research Institute, Korean Industrial Health Association)
Kim, Kyung Soon (Department of Chemistry, Myongii University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.19, no.4, 2009 , pp. 321-327 More about this Journal
Abstract
1,3-butadiene is classified as suspected human carcinogen, group A2(American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, ACGIH). In Korea, 1,3-butadiene has been used as a raw material; monomer, homopolymer, polybutadiene latex, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS) and styrene-butadiene rubber(SBR), in the petrochemistry and precision chemistry industry. As petrochemistry industry in Korea has been developed, the potential exposure possibility of 1,3-butadiene to workers can be increased. Therefore the purpose of this study is to evaluate airborne 1,3-butadiene concentration and workers' exposure levels in the workplace using 1,3-butadiene. Air samples were collected with 4-tert-butyl catechol(TBC) charcoal tube(100 mg/50 mg) and were analyzed by gas chromatograph/flame ionization detector(GC/FID) according to the Choi's method(2002). Geometric mean (GM) and arithmetic mean (AM) of total 59 workers' exposure concentrations to airborne 1.3-butadiene were 0.042 ppm and 1.51 ppm, respectively. Although most samples were lower than 1ppm, 2 samples(21.5ppm and 33.1ppm as 8hr-TWA) were exceeded the Korean standard(2ppm) over 10 times at the repair process in synthetic rubber and resin manufacture industry. 14 samples(41%) of total 34 short-term air samples were exceeded the Korean standard(10ppm as STEL) of Ministry Labor. 1,3-butadiene concentration(GM) in the synthetic rubber and resin manufacture industry(7.87ppm) was significantly higher than that in the monomer manufacure industry (0.35ppm)(p<0.05). Also in the sampling and repair process, each GM(range) was 1.39ppm(N.D.-469.6ppm) and 7.85ppm(N.D.-410.2ppm). In conclusion, it depends on the industry and process, 1,3-butadiene can be exposed to workers as high concentration for short-term.
Keywords
1,3-butadiene; petrochemistry industry; precision chemistry industry; short-term exposure level;
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