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Risk assessment of inhalation exposure to formaldehyde among workers in medical laboratories |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Sunisa Chaiklieng |
| Title | Risk assessment of inhalation exposure to formaldehyde among workers in medical laboratories |
| Contributor | Sunisa Chaiklieng |
| Publisher | Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology |
| Publication Year | 2564 |
| Journal Title | Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 26 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 8-Jan |
| Keyword | Formaldehyde, Inhalation, Occupational exposure, Cancer risk, Health risk |
| URL Website | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APST |
| Website title | https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APST/article/view/240193 |
| ISSN | 2539-6293 |
| Abstract | Formaldehyde (FA) is widely used in medical laboratories and has been classified by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a group 1 carcinogen. The aim of this study was to assess the health risk of inhalation exposure to formaldehyde among staff in medical laboratories such as those in pathology, anatomy, forensics, and parasitology. A total of 33 staff members were included in the study. Data on FA exposure were collected by air monitoring in the laboratory areas by using Gasmet DX-4030, and the human health risk was assessed by the guidelines of the US. Environmental Protection Agency (2009). The study showed that 21.21% of the personnel exposed to FA had health risks with non-carcinogenic effects (hazard quotient range = 0.02 to 11.4), and with regard to cancer risk, the highest risk was found to be in pathology technicians (6.51x10-4), followed by investigative mortuary personnel, residents (sixth-year medical students), embalming mortuary personnel, and instructors or those working in forensic laboratories (3.25x10-4, 6.07x10-5, 3.39x10-5, and 1.27x 10-5, respectively). Those staff had a higher than acceptable risk of cancer (>10-6). It is recommended that workersฉ FA exposure should be reduced by working with formalin in a fume hood, reducing exposure h and using respiratory cartridges. |
