As part of a project conducted for establishing the biological markers of occupational lead poisoning this report proves how important collaboration of the OHS professionals is for the understanding of the risks in occupational settings and for the development of preventive interventions.
Legend: Superscripts refer to congeners that have been identified as markers of occupational or environmental, non-dietary PCB exposures.
Wolff et al. [ 27] identified PCB congeners 28, 74, 118, 105, and 156 as unique markers of occupational exposure in a study of former capacitor plant workers.
Of these three congeners, significant associations were found between airborne exposures and serum PCB 28 levels among the Finnish caulking workers [ 6], while PCB 56/60 and 66 were reported to be good markers of occupational exposures [ 7].
Table 10 represents correlations between (red blood cells & platelets parameters) and biochemical markers under the effect of occupational exposure to paint hazards.
Recently, Carlsten et al. (2007) evaluated several serologic measurements for their potential as early markers of immunologic effects of occupational silica exposure in 11 men and found a reduction of CD25+ T cells and some increases in T-helper cell (Th 1 and Th2 serum cytokines.
The results represent the effect of occupational exposure to paint chemicals on apoptotic marker, as the mean value of caspase-3 was significantly increased in workers in comparison with in the control group.
To investigate the possibility of vulnerable subgroups, we modeled interactions between noise and individual-level variables including higher trait anxiety scores, which may be a proxy marker of noise sensitivity, sex, marital status, occupational status, and obesity.
In a young non-asthmatic population at the beginning of occupational exposure, we have identified cross-sectionally different groups defined by their airway inflammation markers.
director of occupational safety.
