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Neurobehavioral changes in shoe manufacturing workers

D H Lee1, I G Park, J H Kim

  • 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Kosin College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.

Neurotoxicology and Teratology
|June 25, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Cumulative exposure estimate (CEE) effectively indicates neurobehavioral changes from chronic organic solvent exposure in shoe factory workers. Higher CEE correlated with poorer performance on dexterity tests, especially over 10 years.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Neurotoxicology

Background:

  • Chronic exposure to mixed organic solvents in manufacturing settings poses risks to worker health.
  • Assessing the impact of cumulative exposure is crucial for understanding long-term neurobehavioral effects.
  • Previous studies have explored solvent exposure but often lack precise cumulative exposure metrics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of a cumulative exposure estimate (CEE) for assessing organic solvent exposure.
  • To determine if chronic exposure to mixed organic solvents in a shoe factory induces neurobehavioral changes.
  • To compare the effectiveness of CEE against other exposure indices.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery to 40 female shoe factory workers and 28 referent housekeepers.

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  • Measured airborne concentrations of mixed organic solvents in different factory work areas.
  • Analyzed worker performance using three exposure indices: current department, exposure duration, and CEE.

    • Main Results:

    • The Santa Ana Dexterity test revealed statistically significant differences solely based on the CEE.
    • Workers with higher cumulative exposure estimates demonstrated significantly poorer performance on preferred hand trials compared to the reference group.
    • CEE emerged as a more sensitive indicator of exposure than current department or exposure duration.

    Conclusions:

    • Cumulative exposure estimate (CEE) is a valuable metric for assessing chronic mixed organic solvent exposure.
    • Neurobehavioral changes, particularly in manual dexterity, are associated with cumulative exposure exceeding 10 years.
    • Occupational health strategies should consider CEE for monitoring and mitigating risks in solvent-exposed workforces.