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http://dx.doi.org/10.15269/JKSOEH.2016.26.1.11

Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Blood and Urine among Residents around Camp Carroll  

Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
Yang, Wonho (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu)
Kim, Geun-Bae (National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Health Research Division)
Cho, Young-Sung (National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Health Research Division)
Min, Young-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
Lee, Kwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
Lee, Duk Hee (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
Ju, Young-Su (Department of occupational and environmental medicine Hallym University sacred Heart Hospital)
Kim, Sunshin (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu)
Heo, Jung (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu)
Jung, Dayoung (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.26, no.1, 2016 , pp. 11-19 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: Exposure to volatile organic compounds such as trichloroethylene(TCE) and perchloroethylene(PCE), along with Agent Orange, that were issued around Camp Carroll US Army Base situated in Waegwan, Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea. The main objective of this study was to assess the exposure to TCE and PCE of residents of the area surrounding Camp Carroll. Methods: The TCE, PCE and trichloroethanol(TCEOH) concentrations in blood and trichlroroacetic acid(TCA) and TCEOH concentrations in urine were measured and analyzed in a total of 1,033 residents around Camp Carroll. TCA and TCEOH are metabolites of TCE and PCE, respectively. The information on demographic characteristics and exposure variables in relation to underground water were obtained through a questionnaire completed by the subjects. Results: TCE, PCE and TCEOH concentrations were not detected in blood. Detection rates of TCA and TECOH concentrations in urine were 98.5% and 36.6%, respectively. Creatinine-corrected average TCA and TCEOH concentrations were $12.23{\pm}23.81{\mu}g/g$ and $0.66{\pm}4.31{\mu}g/g$, respectively. A significant difference was not shown between the drinking group and no drinking group for underground water, which was assumed as a potential route of exposure to TCE and PCE through the consumption of ground water. However, females drinking ground water showed a significantly higher mean level of TCA in urine than did males. There was no significant difference according to drinking ground water as a potential source of exposure to TCE and PCE in residents around Camp Carroll. Conclusions: Considering the statistical analysis of factors affecting exposure to TCE and PCE in ground water along with previous reports, TCA in urine as exposure to TCE and PCE might not be appropriate because it is found in chlorinated drinking water. Therefore, TCA concentration in urine may be the result of drinking of chlorinated water.
Keywords
biomonitoring; exposure; groundwater; perchloroethylene; trichloroethylene;
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