Open AccessAssessment of Workers’ Exposure to Antimony Trioxide in Korea
Author(s) -
Kim KiWoong,
Choi ByungSoon,
Kang SeongKyu,
Kim HyeonYeong,
Park Sang Shin,
Cho YoungSook,
Song MoonGi,
Moon YoungHahn
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.39.345
Subject(s) - antimony trioxide , antimony , creatinine , arsenic trioxide , toxicology , chemistry , zoology , medicine , metallurgy , materials science , arsenic , inorganic chemistry , fire retardant , biology
Assessment of Workers’ Exposure to Antimony Trioxide in Korea: Ki‐Woong K im , et al. Industrial Health Research Institute, KISCO —The assessment of workers’ exposure to antimony trioxide was conducted for the workers at three antimony trioxide factories located in Kyeonggi‐do, Chungnam, Cheonnam, Korea during the period of September 4 to October 28, 1995. The objective of this study was to investigate any exposure of workers to antimony. The results were as follows: 1. Mean of the total antimony concentration in the air near the workplace was 0.0223 mg/m 3 in the oxidation part and 0.2806 mg/m 3 in the packing part (p<0.05). 2. Mean of the respirable antimony concentration in air near the workplace was 0.0028 mg/m 3 in oxidation and 0.0034 mg/m 3 in packing (p<0.05). 3. The average urinary antimony level in the oxidation part was 0.1827 mg/g creatinine and that of packing part was 0.1371 mg/g creatinine. But they were not statistically significant (p>0.05).