Open AccessHearing loss among workers exposed to moderate concentrations of solvents
Author(s) -
Mariola Śliwińska-Kowalska,
Ewa Zamysłowska-Szmytke,
Wiesław Szymczak,
Piotr Kotyło,
Marta Fiszer,
Adam Dudarewicz,
Wiktor Wesołowski,
Maĺgorzata Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska,
Robert Stolarek
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.622
Subject(s) - organic solvent , hearing loss , solvent , solvent exposure , noise exposure , audiology , noise (video) , occupational exposure , medicine , chemistry , toxicology , environmental health , organic chemistry , biology , chemical engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering , image (mathematics)
It is known that some industrial organic solvents are ototoxic. This study was aimed at evaluating the hearing effects of a mixture of organic solvents alone or in combination with noise on employees in paint and lacquer enterprises. The concentration of solvents was below the occupational exposure limits (OEL) for most of the subjects.