Publications

Authors:

F. Brugnone; L. Perbellini; G. Faccini; F. Pasini

Title:

Concentration of ethylene oxide in the alveolar air of occupationally exposed workers

Year:

1985

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

ISSN of journal:

0271-3586

N° Volume:

8

Page numbers:

67-72

Keyword:

Ethylene oxide - alveolar air - hospital sterilizer -

Short description of contents:

Ethylene oxide was tested in environmental air and in the alveolar air of 10 workers employed in a hospital sterilizer unit at hourly intervals during the work shift. Alveolar ethylene oxide concentrations (Ca) were correlated with environmental concentration (Ci) in all the workers studied (r = 0.89-0.99). The ratio between alveolar and environmental concentration (Ca/Ci) given by the slope of the regression line obtained for all the data collected was 0.24. This means that the alveolar retention of ethylene oxide, expressed as 1 - (Ca/Ci), corresponded, on average, to about 75% of the environmental concentration.

Product ID:

3953

Handle IRIS:

11562/3953

Deposited On:

July 5, 2012

Last Modified:

June 28, 2015

Bibliographic citation:

F. Brugnone; L. Perbellini; G. Faccini; F. Pasini, Concentration of ethylene oxide in the alveolar air of occupationally exposed workers «American Journal of Industrial Medicine» , vol. 8 , 1985 , pp. 67-72

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